Framework for computational fluid dynamics simulations using Python. Use when running fluid dynamics simulations including Navier-Stokes equations (2D/3D), shallow water equations, stratified flows, or when analyzing turbulence, vortex dynamics, or geophysical flows. Provides pseudospectral methods with FFT, HPC support, and comprehensive output analysis.
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Framework for computational fluid dynamics simulations using Python. Use when running fluid dynamics simulations including Navier-Stokes equations (2D/3D), shallow water equations, stratified flows, or when analyzing turbulence, vortex dynamics, or geophysical flows. Provides pseudospectral methods with FFT, HPC support, and comprehensive output analysis.
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FluidSim
Overview
FluidSim is an object-oriented Python framework for high-performance computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. It provides solvers for periodic-domain equations using pseudospectral methods with FFT, delivering performance comparable to Fortran/C++ while maintaining Python's ease of use.
params.init_fields.type = "noise"# or "dipole", "vortex", "from_file", "in_script"
Output settings:
params.output.periods_save.phys_fields = 1.0# save every 1.0 time units
params.output.periods_save.spectra = 0.5
params.output.periods_save.spatial_means = 0.1
The Parameters object raises AttributeError for typos, preventing silent configuration errors.
See references/parameters.md for comprehensive parameter documentation.
5. Output and Analysis
FluidSim produces multiple output types automatically saved during simulation:
Physical fields: Velocity, vorticity in HDF5 format
Parametric studies: Run multiple simulations with different parameters
for nu in [1e-3, 5e-4, 1e-4]:
params = Simul.create_default_params()
params.nu_2 = nu
params.output.sub_directory = f"nu{nu}"
sim = Simul(params)
sim.time_stepping.start()
See references/advanced_features.md for forcing types, custom solvers, cluster submission, and performance optimization.
Common Use Cases
2D Turbulence Study
from fluidsim.solvers.ns2d.solver import Simul
from math import pi
params = Simul.create_default_params()
params.oper.nx = params.oper.ny = 512
params.oper.Lx = params.oper.Ly = 2 * pi
params.nu_2 = 1e-4
params.time_stepping.t_end = 50.0
params.time_stepping.USE_CFL = True
params.init_fields.type = "noise"
params.output.periods_save.phys_fields = 5.0
params.output.periods_save.spectra = 1.0
sim = Simul(params)
sim.time_stepping.start()
# Analyze energy cascade
sim.output.spectra.plot1d(tmin=30.0, tmax=50.0)
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