ESI's Value Proposition
Users of OpenFOAM will experience the benefits of full control over their CFD software. Users can:
- Modify the software freely
- Assess code quality
- Know what the software is doing
- Deploy OpenFOAM however they wish, e.g. own hardware, cloud, etc.
- Influence development priorities
- Manage costs, i.e. choose when and how to get something for their money
In order to fully support OpenFOAM users, ESI offers the following support
Training: If you want to start yourself
- ESI-OpenCFD deliver OpenFOAM Foundation and Advanced training courses. Each course is of 2 days duration and is delivered by ESI-OpenCFD staff. There are scheduled courses at a range of locations worldwide and will also provide on-site courses on request.
Services: If you would like to introduce OpenFOAM to your organisation
- Engineering Services: ESI can conduct paid pilot projects, benchmarks and consultancy using OpenFOAM
- ESI is capable of integrating OpenFOAM in many kinds of CFD environments
- ESI offers an application specific interface for quick pre- and post-processing using minimum clicks.
Development: In case something is missing
- Development projects can range from adding a single small new feature, to writing entire applications or libraries, or migrating the contents of an outdated in-house software package to the OpenFOAM environment. Contact us.
Support: For continuous maintenance and support of your successfully installed OpenFOAM process
ESI-OpenCFD provides full commercial support for OpenFOAM, including software support and contracted developments to large engineering corporations, consultants and academic institutions.
- Advanced hour-based support on the installation and usage of OpenFOAM. Please contact us for more information.
- Platform support in order to tune hardware for optimal performance
- Code Integration of third-party code into the OpenFOAM framework
- Strategic collaboration with the ESI-OpenCFD team through regular roadmap reviews and planning
