How to run OpenFOAM on CRESCO

At present the available OpenFOAM versions for CRESCO HPC system are 1.4.1, 1.5, 1.6.x, 1.7.0, 2.0.1 and 2.1.0. For running OpenFOAM, users have to load the appropriate environment by typing at the shell prompt the command OpenFOAM-<version> [xterm]. The xterm option will cause the OpenFOAM session to be started on an xterm, leaving the shell free of accepting other commands.

Alternatively, OpenFOAM can be started form the NEPTUNIUS virtual laboratory. Any user with an AFS account can run the provided codes by clicking the software link (top of the home page) and following the instructions.

A snapshot of the NEPTUNIUS software GUI.

It is possible to submit an OpenFOAM job to CRESCO in batch mode. This is accomplished by following the simple procedure described below.