# List of computational fluid dynamics software ## Links (Wikipedia order) <!-- injected from _registry/childlinks/List_of_computational_fluid_dynamics_software.json (2026-07-30T02:09:12Z) --> `ADCIRC` · `Advanced_Simulation_Library` · `Ansys` · `Argonne_National_Laboratory` · `Autodesk` · `Berni_Alder` · `Boris_Galerkin` · `Boundary_element_method` · `CFD-ACE+` · `CFD-FASTRAN` · `CFD_in_buildings` · `CGNS` · `COMSOL_Multiphysics` · `Calculix` · `Code_Saturne` · `Combustion_models_for_CFD` · `Computational_anatomy` · [[Computational_archaeology]] · `Computational_astrophysics` · `Computational_biology` · `Computational_chemistry` · `Computational_cognition` · `Computational_economics` · `Computational_electromagnetics` · `Computational_engineering` · `Computational_finance` · `Computational_fluid_dynamics` · `Computational_genomics` · `Computational_geophysics` · `Computational_lexicology` · `Computational_linguistics` · `Computational_materials_science` · `Computational_mathematics` · `Computational_mechanics` · `Computational_neuroscience` · `Computational_particle_physics` · `Computational_phylogenetics` · `Computational_physics` · `Computational_politics` · `Computational_science` · `Computational_semantics` · `Computational_semiotics` · `Computational_social_science` · `Computational_sociology` · `Computational_statistics` · `Computational_thermodynamics` · `Computational_transportation_science` · `Computer_simulation` · `Coolfluid` · `Dassault_Systèmes` · `Direct_numerical_simulation` · `Dissipative_particle_dynamics` · [[Edward_Norton_Lorenz]] · `Elmer_FEM_solver` · `FEATool_Multiphysics` · `FEniCS_Project` · `Finite_difference_method` · `Finite_element_method` · `Finite_volume_method` · `Flow_Science,_Inc.` · `Gerris_(software)` · `Gibbs_sampling` · `Idaho_National_Laboratory` · [[John_von_Neumann]] · `KIVA_(software)` · `Kenneth_G._Wilson` · `Lattice_Boltzmann_methods` · `Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory` · `Lennard-Jones_potential` · [[List_of_computational_physics_software]] · `List_of_computer_simulation_software` · `List_of_finite_element_software_packages` · [[List_of_plasma_physics_software]] · [[Lists_of_engineering_software]] · `Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory` · `MFEM` · `MOOSE_(software)` · `Metropolis–Hastings_algorithm` · [[Modelling_biological_systems]] · [[Molecular_dynamics]] · `Molecular_mechanics` · `Monte_Carlo_integration` · [[Monte_Carlo_method]] · `Morse/Long-range_potential` · `Morse_potential` · `Multiphysics_simulation` · `N-body_simulation` · `NASA` · `Nek5000` · `Nektar++` · `Numerical_relativity` · `OpenFOAM` · `OpenLB` · `Overflow_(software)` · `Particle-in-cell` · `QBlade` · [[Quantum_mechanics]] · `RELAP5-3D` · `Riemann_solver` · `Robert_D._Richtmyer` · `SU2_code` · `Siemens` · `SimScale` · `Simcenter_STAR-CCM+` · `SimulationX` · `Smoothed-particle_hydrodynamics` · `Stanford_University` · `TELEMAC` · `Thermal_hydraulics` · `Turbulence_modeling` · `United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers` · `University_of_North_Carolina` · `Wind_turbine_design` · `Yukawa_potential` · `Électricité_de_France` > Summary stub · part of Systems Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computational_fluid_dynamics_software) ## Summary This list enumerates computational [[Fluid_dynamics|fluid dynamics]] (CFD) software, including general-purpose and multiphysics packages used to simulate fluid flow, [[Heat_transfer|heat transfer]], and related phenomena. CFD tools numerically solve the governing equations of fluid motion over a discretized mesh, supporting aerospace, automotive, [[Energy|energy]], and process applications. Prominent examples include ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, Siemens STAR-CCM+, and the open-source OpenFOAM. Such software is essential where flow behavior drives design. ## Key points - Enumerates CFD simulation software - Solves fluid flow and heat transfer numerically - Used in aerospace, automotive, energy, and process fields - Examples include ANSYS Fluent, STAR-CCM+, and OpenFOAM - Essential where flow drives design ## Relation to Systems Engineering CFD provides the flow predictions systems engineers integrate with structural, thermal, and control analyses when a fluid subsystem shapes overall performance. ## Sources - [List of computational fluid dynamics software — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computational_fluid_dynamics_software) Back to Systems Engineering --- <!-- SEMIOTIC-PROFILE:START --> ## Semiotic profile > *The semiotic universals this article invokes, machine-derived from the crossref — **unverified** (born so). 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