SU2 code
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Initial release | January 2012; 12 years ago (2012-01) |
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Stable release | 8.0.1[1] / 25 February 2024; 6 months ago (25 February 2024) |
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Written in | C++, Python |
Operating system | Unix/Linux/OS X/Windows |
Type | Computational fluid dynamics, Simulation software |
License | GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 |
Website | su2code |
SU2 is a suite of open-source software tools written in C++ for the numerical solution of partial differential equations (PDE) and performing PDE-constrained optimization. The primary applications are computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamic shape optimization,[2] but has been extended to treat more general equations such as electrodynamics and chemically reacting flows. SU2 supports continuous and discrete adjoint for calculating the sensitivities/gradients of a scalar field.
Developers
SU2 is being developed by individuals and organized teams around the world. The SU2 Lead Developers are: Dr. Francisco Palacios and Dr. Thomas D. Economon.
The most active groups developing SU2 are:
- Prof. Juan J. Alonso's group at Stanford University.
- Prof. Piero Colonna's group at Delft University of Technology.
- Prof. Nicolas R. Gauger's group at Kaiserslautern University of Technology.
- Prof. Alberto Guardone's group at Polytechnic University of Milan.
- Prof. Rafael Palacios' group at Imperial College London.
Capabilities
The SU2 tools suite solution suite includes[3]
- High-fidelity analysis and adjoint-based design using unstructured mesh technology.
- Compressible and incompressible Euler, Navier-Stokes, and RANS solvers.
- Additional PDE solvers for electrodynamics, linear elasticity, heat equation, wave equation and thermochemical non-equilibrium.
- Convergence acceleration (multi-grid, preconditioning, etc.).
- Sensitivity information via the continuous adjoint methodology[4] approach.
- Adaptive, goal-oriented mesh refinement and deformation.
- Modularized[5] C++ object-oriented design.
- Parallelization with MPI.
- Python scripts for automation.
- FEATool Multiphysics features built-in GUI and CLI interfaces for SU2.
Release history
Branch | Version | Releasedate[6] | Improvements | |
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1.0 | Old version, no longer maintained: 1.0 | 28 June 2013 | ||
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.1 | 28 June 2013 | |||
2.0 | Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0 | 28 June 2013 | ||
Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0.1 | 28 June 2013 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0.2 | 28 June 2013 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0.3 | 28 June 2013 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0.4 | 28 June 2013 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0.5 | 28 June 2013 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0.6 | 12 August 2013 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0.7 | 11 September 2013 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0.8 | 30 September 2013 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0.10 | 11 September 2013 | |||
3.0 "eagle" | Old version, no longer maintained: 3.0.0 | 15 January 2014 |
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3.1 "eagle" | Old version, no longer maintained: 3.1.0 | 14 August 2014 | ||
3.2 "eagle" | Old version, no longer maintained: 3.2.0 | 14 August 2014 |
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Old version, no longer maintained: 3.2.1 | 8 September 2014 |
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Old version, no longer maintained: 3.2.2 | 28 September 2014 |
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Old version, no longer maintained: 3.2.3 | 22 October 2014 |
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Old version, no longer maintained: 3.2.4 | 9 November 2014 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 3.2.5 | 4 December 2014 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 3.2.7 | 27 December 2014 |
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Old version, no longer maintained: 3.2.8 | 3 February 2015 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 3.2.9 | 4 March 2015 | |||
4.0 "Cardinal" | Old version, no longer maintained: 4.0.0 | 23 June 2015 | New Features:
Performance Improvements:
Additional Updates:
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Old version, no longer maintained: 4.0.1 | 1 September 2015 |
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Old version, no longer maintained: 4.0.2 | 3 November 2015 | |||
4.1 "Cardinal" | Old version, no longer maintained: 4.1.0 | 22 April 2016 |
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Old version, no longer maintained: 4.1.1 | 5 April 2016 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 4.1.2 | 22 April 2016 | |||
Old version, no longer maintained: 4.1.3 | 24 May 2016 | |||
4.2 "Cardinal" | Old version, no longer maintained: 4.2.0 | 15 June 2016 |
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4.3 "Cardinal" | Old version, no longer maintained: 4.3.0 | 22 August 2016 |
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5.0 "Raven" | Old version, no longer maintained: 5.0.0 | 20 January 2017 |
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6.0 "Falcon" | Old version, no longer maintained: 6.0.0 | 14 February 2018 | ||
7.0 "Blackbird" | Current stable version: 7.0.0 | 29 November 2019 | actual 7.1.1 (2021-03-02) | |
7.1 "Blackbird" | Old version, no longer maintained: 7.1.0 | 21 January 2021 | SU2 v7.1.0 aims to consolidate the new features added in versions 7.0.X. Those include new solvers, performance upgrades, new output formats, more multiphysics capabilities, tweaks/fixes/updates to models and schemes used less often, and an effort to restructure the code to make it more accessible to new developers. Some options that became redundant in v7.0.0 were removed which may result in errors for older configuration files, the error messages should point the solution to these problems. π Features
π Bug Fixes
π§ Maintenance
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7.2 "Blackbird" | Current stable version: 7.2.0 | 17 August 2021 | SU2 version 7.2.0 introduces exciting new features and improvements (it differs from 7.1.1 by almost 1000 commits!) We made a pause from the monthly maintenance-release cycle to integrate those features as best as possible, they include:
As with 7.1.0, we used this version to deprecate some more options leftover from 7.0.0, and to revise others in preparation for new features to come. π Features
π Bug Fixes
π§ Maintenance
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Legend: Old version Older version, still maintained Latest version Latest preview version Future release |
License
SU2 is free and open source software, released under the GNU General Public License version 3 (SU2 v1.0 and v2.0) and GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 (SU2 v2.0.7 and later versions).[7]
Alternative software
Free and open-source software
- Advanced Simulation Library (AGPL)[8]
- CLAWPACK[9]
- Code Saturne (GPL)
- FreeFem++[10]
- Gerris Flow Solver (GPL)
- OpenFOAM
- OpenFVM[11]
- Palabos Flow Solver[12]
Proprietary software
- ADINA CFD
- ANSYS CFX
- ANSYS Fluent
- Azore[13]
- FEATool Multiphysics[14]
- Pumplinx
- STAR-CCM+
- COMSOL Multiphysics
- KIVA (software)
- RELAP5-3D
- PowerFlow
- FOAMpro
- SimScale[15]
- Cradle[16] SC/Tetra[17]
- Cradle scSTREAM[18]
- Cradle Heat Designer[19]
References
- ^ "Release 8.0.1". 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ F. Palacios, M. R. Colonno, A. C. Aranake, A. Campos, S. R. Copeland, T. D. Economon, A. K. Lonkar, T. W. Lukaczyk, T. W. R. Taylor, and J. J. Alonso, "Stanford University Unstructured (SU2): An open-source integrated computational environment for multi-physics simulation and design", AIAA Paper 2013-0287, 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. January 7th β 10th, 2013. Grapevine, Texas, USA.
- ^ SU2 about page
- ^ A. Bueno-Orovio, C. Castro, F. Palacios, and E. Zuazua "Continuous Adjoint Approach for the Spalart-Allmaras Model in Aerodynamic Optimization", AIAA Journal Vol. 50, No. 3, March 2012.
- ^ SU2 tools list
- ^ "SU2-Suit releases". Github.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ SU2 Licensing Page
- ^ Advanced Simulation Library Homepage
- ^ Clawpack homepage
- ^ FreeFem++ website
- ^ OpenFVM homepage
- ^ Palabos homepage
- ^ Azore Software, LLC Home Page
- ^ FEATool Multiphysics homepage
- ^ SimScale company website, Open Source
- ^ Software Cradle Co., Ltd. Home Page
- ^ SC/Tetra Page
- ^ scSTREAM Page Archived 6 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Heat Designer Page
External links
Official resources
- SU2 home page
- SU2 Github repository
Community resources
- SU2 Forum at CFD Online
- SU2 wiki page at CFD Online
Other resources
- SU2 version 2.0 announcement
- Review of SU2 by Tecplot Co-founder
- Stanford News story about SU2 initial release
- FEATool Multiphysics GUI and CFD solver interface for SU2