openfoam

name	openfoam
version	1.0.0
category	engineering
description	OpenFOAM AI Interface Skill — case setup, CLI execution, output parsing, failure diagnosis, validation
type	reference
tags	["openfoam","cfd","simulation","meshing","solver","turbulence","multiphase","incompressible","parallel"]
platforms	["linux"]
invocation	openfoam
depends_on	["gmsh-meshing"]
capabilities	["input-generation","execution","output-parsing","failure-diagnosis","validation"]
requires	[]
scripts_exempt	true

Openfoam

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)

Sub-Skills

• Installation
• 1.1 Case Directory Structure (+3)
• 1.5 fvSolution (+3)
• 1.9 blockMeshDict (+1)
• 2.1 Environment Setup (+6)
• 3.1 Solver Log Residual Format (+5)
• 4.1 Error Message Format (+2)
• 5.1 y+ Verification (+5)
• 6.1 Upstream: Gmsh to OpenFOAM (+3)