Welcome to Xcompact3d’s documentation!

Xcompact3d is a Fortran-based framework of high-order finite-difference flow solvers dedicated to the study of turbulent flows. Dedicated to Direct and Large Eddy Simulations (DNS/LES) for which the largest turbulent scales are simulated, it can combine the versatility of industrial codes with the accuracy of spectral codes. Its user-friendliness, simplicity, versatility, accuracy, scalability, portability and efficiency makes it an attractive tool for the Computational Fluid Dynamics community.

XCompact3d is currently able to solve the incompressible and low-Mach number variable density Navier-Stokes equations using sixth-order compact finite-difference schemes with a spectral-like accuracy on a monobloc Cartesian mesh. It was initially designed in France in the mid-90’s for serial processors and later converted to HPC systems based on CPU hardware. A GPU friendly version of Xcompact3d is currently being developed.

IMPORTANT:

• It is strongly recommended to read the relevant references before starting using Xcompact3d.

• We kindly ask you to cite the relevant references (when suitable) in your work based on Xcompact3d.

Note

This website is still under development!

Contents:

• Installation
  • Source Download and Compilation
  • The compiling process
  • Testing
  • Known issues
• Benchmark Cases
  • Periodic turbulent channel flow
  • Turbulent flow around a smooth cylinder
  • Taylor-Green Vortices
  • Wakes of two aligned turbines
• User Guide & How-To’s
  • How to use the restarting procedure
  • Guidelines for Developers
  • List of Parameters
  • List of files with description
• Methodology