# Is any package of CFD to simulate the hydrodynamic behaviour?

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**Created:** [August 4, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-any-package-of-cfd-to-simulate-the-hydrodynamic-behaviour/44251 "2020-08-04T11:56:39Z")\
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Is any package to simulate the hydrodynamic behaviour of a bioreactor with a impeller?

PS Something like ANSYS Fluent/THINK Fluid Dynamix.

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There is a bunch of PDF packages  
[https://github.com/JuliaPDE/SurveyofPDEPackages](https://github.com/JuliaPDE/SurveyofPDEPackages)

But I’m not aware of any tailored CFD packages.

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Nothing as mature as the commercial CFD software you mention, but perhaps this is interesting to you:  
[https://github.com/weymouth/WaterLily](https://github.com/weymouth/WaterLily)

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There is also: [https://github.com/JuliaIBPM/ViscousFlow.jl](https://github.com/JuliaIBPM/ViscousFlow.jl) although, I do not know if that applies to the bioreactor that is mentioned…

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This one can do magic:  
[https://github.com/CliMA/Oceananigans.jl](https://github.com/CliMA/Oceananigans.jl)

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**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-any-package-of-cfd-to-simulate-the-hydrodynamic-behaviour/44251/6 "2020-08-04T15:32:42Z")

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> [@anon37204545](#):
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> This one can do magic:

if one knows how… Is there any documentation in general (beside the examples), and how to define the border conditions specifically?

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> [@Eben60](#):
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> Is there any documentation in general (beside the examples), and how to define the border conditions specifically?

Yes, you should see its [documentation site](https://clima.github.io/OceananigansDocumentation/stable/). There is also specific [Boundary conditions](https://clima.github.io/OceananigansDocumentation/stable/model_setup/boundary_conditions/) page.

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**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-any-package-of-cfd-to-simulate-the-hydrodynamic-behaviour/44251/8 "2020-08-04T15:48:38Z")

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Zlatan, thank you!