How to plot residuals in OpenFOAM: functionObject and pyFoam utilities

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What You Will Learn?

  • Why monitoring residuals is essential in CFD
  • How to use the residual functionObject in OpenFOAM
  • How to plot residuals using PyFoam utilities
  • Understanding function objects and their role in runtime control
  • Basics of automating residual plots during and after simulations
  • Differences between OpenFOAM-native tools and external utilities like PyFoam

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Product Overview

In this tutorial, you will learn how to plot residuals in OpenFOAM, a critical step in validating the convergence and stability of your CFD simulations. The video walks through two powerful approaches—using built-in function objects and PyFoam utilities—to help you monitor and visualize residuals during runtime or post-processing.

Whether you’re running steady-state or transient simulations, this tutorial gives you the tools to ensure your results are trustworthy and meet convergence criteria.

Course Content

Tutorial Video

  • FunctionObject and pyFoam utilities
    13:07

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Material Includes

  • Video tutorial on plotting residuals step by step
  • controlDict setup with residual function object
  • PyFoam utility commands (pyFoamPlotRunner, pyFoamPlotWatcher)
  • Sample OpenFOAM case for practice
  • Visual examples of residual plots
  • Links to additional beginner-friendly tutorials

Audience

  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Engineering Students

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