Every contribution is welcome whether that is:

  • an open-source tool useful for hypersonic / rarefied gas dynamics calculations
  • a new/revised OpenFOAM library/solver
  • an update to a more recent version of OpenFOAM
  • an additional documented tutorial
  • a bug report/fix, using the Issues page
  • an addition to be made to the Guides
  • etc

Please get in touch if you are interested.


How can I contribute?

You will need to fill a pull request and this can be achieved as follows:

  1. Fork your own copy of hyStrath using the fork button

  2. Open a terminal window and create a local copy of your hyStrath repository 
     cd $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR  
 git clone https://github.com/USERNAME/hyStrath

  3. Add/edit files in your local repository

  4. At any time, track the changes that you have made using 
     git status

  5. Once you are ready to commit and push your changes, type in 
     cd $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/hyStrath  
 git add PATH/TO/NEW/CONTENTS/  
 git commit -m 'SOLVER_NAME: AN_EXPLICIT_DESCRIPTION_OF_THE_CHANGES'  
 git push origin master

  6. Press the New pull request button in the Pull Requests tab

  7. Compare the master on hystrath/hyStrath with your master on USERNAME/hyStrath and press Create pull request once you are done

  8. Your contribution to hyStrath will be pending for approval and will be dealt with shortly. Thank you!


List of external contributions


Contributor hyStrath branch Contribution Date
R.Tech Engineering, Verniolle, France OF-v1706 Update to OpenFOAM v1706, v1706 branch created 12 May 2018


List of integrations


Author hyStrath branch Contribution Date
the Micro & Nano Flows Group Master Original dsmcFoam solver and lagrangian library, OF-2.4.0 March 2017
Anton Kidess Master blockMeshDG March 2017
Bernhard Gschaider Master makeAxialMesh March 2017