SPHYSICS FAQ
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| + | SPHYSICS is a Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) code written in fortran for the simulation of potentially violent free-surface hydrodynamics. For release version 1.0, the SPHYSICS code can simulate various phenomena including wave breaking, dam breaks, sloshing, sliding objects, wave impact on a structure, etc. More information on the technical capabilities can be found on the [[SPHYSICS_Home_Page| SPHYSICS home page]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:05, 9 July 2007
Welcome to the SPHYSICS FAQ Page. If you do not find the answer to the question you were looking for, please try the other Forum pages:
- What is SPHYSICS and what can it do?
- Where can I download SPHYSICS?
- Who wrote SPHYSICS?
- What platforms does SPHYSICS run on?
- How do I run SPHYSICS on windows?
- How do I run SPHYSICS on Linux
- How do I visualize the results?
- For What cases has SPHYSICS been validated?
- What do I do if I find a bug in the code?
- How can I contribute to the development of SPHYSICS?
What is SPHYSICS and what can it do?
SPHYSICS is a Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) code written in fortran for the simulation of potentially violent free-surface hydrodynamics. For release version 1.0, the SPHYSICS code can simulate various phenomena including wave breaking, dam breaks, sloshing, sliding objects, wave impact on a structure, etc. More information on the technical capabilities can be found on the SPHYSICS home page.
Where can I download SPHYSICS?
Please see the Downloads Page.
Who wrote SPHYSICS?
SPHYSICS was written by a number of contributors from universities from around the world.....
What platforms does SPHYSICS run on?
The SPHYSICS source code is downloadable from the main Downloads page. Therefore, the code can run on any operating system or platform where you have a fortran compiler. (please see the following webpage for fortran compilers available on the internet). During development every effort has been made to ensure that the SPHYSICS code is as portable as possible. The code has been tested on the following operating systems and compilers:
Windows:
(Alex what compiler and IDE did you use?)
Linux: GPL gfortran compiler, Intel fortran compiler
Mac: GPL gfortran
How do I run SPHYSICS on windows?
How do I run SPHYSICS on Linux
How do I visualize the results?
For What cases has SPHYSICS been validated?
What do I do if I find a bug in the code?
A good rule of thumb is that in a commerical code there is a bug every 100 lines of code. If you find a bug in the SPHYSICS code, please let the developers know using the Forum pages (DO NOT email the developers directly!)
How can I contribute to the development of SPHYSICS?
For starters you can buy the main developers a drink of beer at the next conference or workshop. Failing that, you can post any new subroutines that you want to share with other users to the Forum pages. Periodically the core developers of SPHYSICS will meet and discuss future developments and directions of SPHYSICS. If your new subroutines are considered to be an invaluable addition to the code, they will be considered for inclusion in the next release version.