OpenFOAM v2606-foss-2025b

OpenFOAM is a free, open source CFD software package. OpenFOAM has an extensive range of features to solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer, to solid dynamics and electromagnetics.

We provide three families of OpenFOAM versions:

• OpenFOAM (OpenCFD Ltd)
• OpenFOAM (The OpenFOAM Foundation)
• OpenFOAM-Extend

Accessing OpenFOAM v2606-foss-2025b

To load the module for OpenFOAM v2606-foss-2025b please use this command on the BEAR systems (BlueBEAR and BEAR Cloud VMs):

📋 module load bear-apps/2025b
module load OpenFOAM/v2606-foss-2025b

BEAR Apps Version

2025b

Architectures

EL8-emeraldrapids — EL8-icelake — EL8-sapphirerapids

The listed architectures consist of two parts: OS-CPU. The OS used is represented by EL and there are several different processor (CPU) types available on BlueBEAR. More information about the processor types on BlueBEAR is available on the BlueBEAR Job Submission page.

Dependencies

This version of OpenFOAM has a direct dependency on: CGAL/6.0.1-GCCcore-14.3.0 foss/2025b GMP/6.3.0-GCCcore-14.3.0 KaHIP/3.19-gompi-2025b libreadline/8.2-GCCcore-14.3.0 METIS/5.1.0-GCCcore-14.3.0 MPFR/4.2.2-GCCcore-14.3.0 ncurses/6.5-GCCcore-14.3.0 SCOTCH/7.0.10-gompi-2025b

Other Versions

These versions of OpenFOAM are available on the BEAR systems (BlueBEAR and BEAR Cloud VMs). These will be retained in accordance with our Applications Support and Retention Policy.

Last modified on 27th October 2026