Product Overview

This beginner-friendly tutorial walks you through your first simulation in OpenFOAM by generating a mesh and running a lid-driven cavity flow using the icoFoam solver. You will learn how to set up the case using blockMesh, run the solver, and post-process the results in ParaView. This classic cavity flow case is widely used for validating CFD tools and understanding fundamental laminar flow behavior.

The tutorial also includes a validation step where simulated velocity profiles are compared with benchmark results from the literature—helping you gain both confidence and insight into the OpenFOAM workflow.