Code Saturne


Code_Saturne is a general-purpose computational fluid dynamics free computer software package. Developed since 1997 at Électricité de France R&D, Code_Saturne is distributed under the GNU GPL licence.
It is based on a co-located finite-volume approach that accepts meshes with any type of cell and any type of grid structure.
Its basic capabilities enable the handling of either incompressible or expandable flows with or without heat transfer and turbulence.
Dedicated modules are available for specific physics such as radiative heat transfer, combustion, magneto-hydro dynamics, compressible flows, two-phase flows, extensions to specific applications.

Code Saturne install

Code_Saturne may be installed on a Linux or other Unix-like system by downloading and building it. No system files are changed, so administrator privileges are not required if the code is installed in a user's directory. Packages for Code_Saturne are also available on Debian and Ubuntu. Alternatively, CAE Linux, which is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, includes Code_Saturne pre-installed.
A port to Windows systems is not maintained anymore, but the code also works well in the Windows subsystem for Linux.

Interoperability

Code Saturne supports multiple mesh formats. The following formats, from open source or commercial tools, are currently supported by Code Saturne:
Supported mesh input formats :
Supported post-processing output formats