HiSA is developed using OpenFOAM® technology, and we aim to keep the code maintained to compile on the latest OpenCFD and OpenFOAM Foundation distributions. Instructions for installation under Linux and Windows are given on the respective websites. The BlueCFD-Core project is also supported for compilation on Windows.

At present, regular testing is performed using the OpenCFD distribution only; therefore, the tutorial cases might need minor modifications for compatibility with the Foundation distribution. Likewise, while we endeavour to retain backward compatibility of the code with older versions of OpenFOAM, the tutorial cases might require some input format modifications to run.

Once OpenFOAM is successfully installed, the code can be cloned or downloaded from the gitlab project page and built using the Allwmake script.

A customised version of the mesh generator cfMesh is also supplied. This makes it possible to run adaptive mesh refinement on meshes generated with the cartesianMesh utility and is required in order to run the AGARD 445.6 validation case. The code is available from its gitlab project page and is also built using the Allwmake script.

The FreeCAD CfdOF workbench can be used as a GUI for HiSA.

The code is periodically tested against the verification and validation archive described in the ARCHIVE section. We aim to do this for each new OpenFOAM release. This process consumes significant computing resources and is made possible by the Centre for High Performance Computing, South Africa. We gratefully acknowledge their support.

The testing history of the code is as follows:

The code repository conforms to the following structure:

In addition, the HiSA version number is available by executing hisa -version

This offering is not approved or endorsed by OpenCFD Limited, producer and distributor of the OpenFOAM software via www.openfoam.com, and owner of the OPENFOAM® and OpenCFD® trade marks.