ENGYS is proud to announce the release v2.0.0 of HELYX®, a comprehensive Computational Fluid Dynamics software solution for engineering design and optimisation based around the open-source library OPENFOAM®. The software combines the best of both worlds: the proven capabilities, support and reliability of commercial tools with the inherent advantages of cost-effective, scalable open-source solutions.
HELYX® v2.0.0 represents a major step forward with respect to previous versions of the code, incorporating a vast number of improvements and additions which include:
- Support for both Linux and Windows
- New GUI framework for improved ease-of-use
- Mesh module:
- Fully-automatic hex-dominant parallel meshing
- Batch meshing
- STL transformations
- Added support for new primitive objects (including plane and ring)
- Import/Merge meshes form 3rd party tools (Fluent, PointWise, OpenFOAM)
- Check mesh quality
- Advanced options panel for added functionality
- Multi-region meshing
- Surface wrapper
- Case Setup module:
- Case definition control for incompressible/compressible turbulent flows
- Added support for thermal options (including radiation) and scalar transport
- Added support for VOF and dynamic rotating meshes
- New Cyclic AMI boundary conditions
- Solution monitoring functions
- New fields initialisation (including potential flow, Prandtl, cellSet, etc.)
- Case decomposition for parallel runs
- New Solver module:
- Residuals plotting
- Monitoring functions plotting
- Runtime controls modification during the run
- Run All function (=Mesh+Setup Case+Initialise Fields+Run Solver)
- Direct export to ParaView and FieldView
- New command line options
- New plane widget (Slice/Clip) and ruler widget
- New solution fields viewer in the 3D viewport
- New tutorial cases and improved documentation, all accessible via the Help menu in the GUI.
For further information about HELYX® features and availability please visit our dedicated HELYX webpage.
About ENGYS (www.engys.com):
ENGYS develops, supports and delivers best-in-class CAE software solutions based on open source technologies, offering a variety of expert products and services focused around the OPENFOAM® library for CFD and DAKOTA for MDO. ENGYS involvement with FOAM and OPENFOAM® dates back to 1999, providing unparalleled knowledge and experience in the development, integration and application of this tool to deliver open-source based CFD solutions worldwide. The company operates globally through a network of offices in the UK, Germany, Italy, USA and Australia, and local distributors in Japan and Benelux.