To date, I have had the opportunity to explore several open source and private software like MFiX, Fluent, Sim-flow, Barracuda VR, PHOENICS, etc. I want to investigate 3D, hydrodynamics (include particle behavior), chemicals and radiation heat transfer maybe.
But I saw different problems when I tried to importing geometry as STL on each software.
Which software are you using when you solve this type of analysis?
I have also used Fluent and Barracuda VR to study multi-phase (particle-gas) systems, and I am wondering what the differences are between MFiX and Barracuda. They both appear to use a rapid MPIC scheme and have similar systems of meshing and case set-up.
I can highly recommend Barracuda for performance, accuracy, and support. However, the cartesian meshing system can be challenging for geometries with high amounts of curvature and a mixture of feature scales (requiring a non-uniform mesh size).
Still, I am eager to know if much of the same work can be done in MFiX.
Timothy Braun I am using MFiX for several months and I saw a Barracuda VR. But some reasons (like a budget :) ) I couldn't use a Barracuda.
Each software have different pros and cons for MPIC schemes. Firstly, MFiX is open-source and you can change everything that you want (like a user-defined-function). Also, MFiX has some different discretization schemes, solver types, etc.
Btw, Turbulent solvers are different. I'm working on turbulent case and chemical solvers these days. It seems Barracuda is beginner user friendly, but need to time for learning advanced things for MFiX.
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Chemistry