When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when you need to:
- Set up an OpenFOAM CFD case from scratch (geometry, mesh, BCs, solver)
- Generate valid system dictionaries (controlDict, fvSchemes, fvSolution)
- Run solvers in serial or parallel (simpleFoam, pimpleFoam, interFoam)
- Parse solver logs for residuals, convergence, and Courant numbers
- Diagnose solver failures (FPE, divergence, mesh quality, BC mismatches)
- Validate results against known benchmarks (cavity, pitzDaily, damBreak)
- Convert results for visualization (foamToVTK for ParaView)
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