How to download and install OpenFOAM

OpenFOAM is available from the OpenFOAM Foundation or ESI-OpenFOAM which licenses it free and open source under the General Public Licence. As mentioned above, OpenFOAM is mainly developed and distributed for Linux, but NTNU HCP GROUP has made some very good, detailed instructions on how to install OpenFOAM if you have Windows or Apple OS X as well. Their installation guides are listed below.:

Installation of OpenFOAM on a Personal Computer

• Windows
  • 1. Dual boot Linux/Windows
  • 2. Running Linux as a virtual computer (recommended)
  • 3. Booting Linux from a USB memory stick
  • 4. Running a Windows-version of OpenFOAM
• Apple OS X
  • 1. Compiling from source
  • 2. Pre-built binaries (recommended)
  • 3. Running Linux as a virtual computer
• Linux
  • 1. Installing a pre-built binary package (recommended)
  • 2. Compiling from source