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This paper describes the application of a new DSMC code, called dsmcFoam, which has been written within the framework of the open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) toolbox OpenFOAM[1]. The main features of dsmcFoam are its C++ modularity, its unlimited parallel processing capability and its ability to easily handle arbitrary, complex 3D geometries. Results of initial benchmark trials [2] have shown excellent agreement with both analytical solutions and other conventional DSMC codes.
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Ahmad, A.O., Scanlon, T.J., Reese, J.M. (2012). Benchmarking a New, Open-Source Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) Code for Hypersonic Flows. In: Kontis, K. (eds) 28th International Symposium on Shock Waves. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25685-1_164
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