Code_Saturne

Overview

Code_Saturne is the free, open-source software developed and released by EDF to solve computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applications. It solves the Navier-Stokes equations for 2D, 2D-axisymmetric and 3D flows, steady or unsteady, laminar or turbulent, incompressible or weakly dilatable, isothermal or not, with scalars transport if required. Several turbulence models are available, from Reynolds-Averaged models to Large-Eddy Simulation models. In addition, a number of specific physical models are also available as modules: gas, coal and heavy-fuel oil combustion, semi-transparent radiative transfer, particle-tracking with Lagrangian modeling, Joule effect, electrics arcs, weakly compressible flows, atmospheric flows, rotor/stator interaction for hydraulic machines.

Restrictions on use

This software is open-source and therefore anyone on the CSF may use it.

Set up procedure

To begin using Code_Saturne on CSF4, load one of the following environment modules:

module load code_saturne/7.0.2-iomkl-2020.02-python-3.8.2
module load code_saturne/6.0.6-iomkl-2020.02-Python-3.8.2
module load code_saturne/5.0.13-iomkl-2020.02-Python-3.8.2

This will in turn load the modules used for the installation of the code (opempin/compilers/python etc)

Please do not run python on the login node. Jobs should be submitted to the compute nodes via batch.

Please follow the instructions in the documentation to create your case and study.

The specific version documentation listed below gives full details of how to run Code_Saturne.

v5.0.13

Please see the Code_Saturne v5.0.13 CSF4 documentation.

v6.0.6

Please see the Code_Saturne v6.0.6 CSF4 documentation.

v7.0.2

Please see the Code_Saturne v7.0.2 CSF4 documentation.