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# OpenFOAM Reviews
**Vendor:** OpenFOAM Project  
**Category:** [Simulation & CAE Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/simulation-cae)  
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 35
## About OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM is an open-source software used for computational fluid dynamics (or CFD).





## OpenFOAM Discussions
  - [Is OpenFOAM free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-openfoam-free) - 1 comment
  - [What do you use as mesher? Are there free ones that are good for complex geometries?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/30233-what-do-you-use-as-mesher-are-there-free-ones-that-are-good-for-complex-geometries) - 1 comment

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## OpenFOAM Features
**Design**
- 3D/solid modeling Tools
- Drawing Tools
- Editing Tools
- Rendering tools

**Tools**
- Fluid analysis
- Finite element analysis
- Multibody dynamics

**Work**
- Discrete event modeling
- Continuous event modeling
- Mechanical event simulation
- Manufacturing process simulation
- Integrate

**Environment**
- Hardware support
- Task
- Manage Multiple Profiles
- Command Clarity

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