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v0.1.0

First packaged release of WindTunnel: drop in an STL, get a real OpenFOAM wind tunnel analysis on your own Mac.

Install

1. Install OpenFOAM (one-time): brew install --cask gerlero/openfoam/openfoam
2. Download WindTunnel-v0.1.0-macos-arm64.zip below (Apple Silicon), unzip, and move WindTunnel.app to /Applications.
3. The app is unsigned: the first time, open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

Intel Mac? Build from source (see the README).

What's in it

• Automatic meshing (snappyHexMesh, now on all cores) and steady RANS (simpleFoam, k-ω SST)
• Drag and lift coefficients and forces, pressure vs. viscous breakdown, convergence charts
• Surface pressure, movable flow slices and streamlines
• Yaw and pitch sweeps, run comparison, half-model symmetry, rolling-road ground plane
• Propeller actuator disks placed on the motors automatically, and a forward-flight trim solver
• Mesh-independence sweeps and optional wake and prop-slipstream refinement
• Re-solve on an existing mesh for new wind speeds or thrust
• One-click repair for broken CAD exports
• Rename runs, short run IDs, and automatic cleanup of failed runs' meshes

How close it gets to real wind tunnel data, and where it doesn't: docs/VALIDATION.md.

This offering is not approved or endorsed by OpenCFD Limited, producer and distributor of the OpenFOAM software via www.openfoam.com, and owner of the OPENFOAM® and OpenCFD® trade marks.