2017.1.0
- run_zcfd script now passes through the tasks per node parameter to the smartlaunch script which is needed when not running through a scheduler
- Made Intel MPI aware of the filesystem it is running on to improve performance on parallel file systems and address issues seen running on GPFS
- Fixed bug with periodic boundary condition
- Removed some code duplication in the python layer
- Fixed bug in create_trbx_zcfd_input that caused turbine regions not to be rotated.
- Bug fix to physical nodal locations in high order code
- Added curvature approximation for high order
- Added porus media support
- Fixed bug detecting actuator disc reference cell when running in parallel
- Ensure the generated turbine region contains the reference point
- Added thrust and tip speed interpolation functions
- Added screen output for actuator disc initialisation
- Performance improvements of file reading during restart
- Added eddy output for boundary faces for high order
- Bug fix to quad nodal location ordering
- Fixed bug in high order filtering
- Added MUSCL reconstruction option for P0
- Changed binding behaviour to bind to sockets if oversubscribing the number of processes on a node
- Added checks for existence of the unix tool numactl
- Added checks for the presence of the mesh and control files
- Bug fix to viscous force calcuation for high order
- Stability improvements to polynomial multigrid
- Upgraded to Python 2.7.13
- Removed requirement for a C++11 compiler for the foamtozCFD converter
- Added missing face area scaling for viscous friction calculation
- Only convect at lower polynomial orders for PMG
- Include pressure and friction forces in reports for High Order
- Fixes to support multiple moving reference frames
- Allow selection of Rusanov scheme for high order
- Added support for multiple cell zones in a single fluid zone entry
- Added translating mesh option
- Fix to ALE HLLC fluxes
- Added moment reporting
- Updated reporting notebook with plotting functionality
- Enable time history vtk output for global timestepping
- Various fixes to global timestepping scheme
- Added vorticity vector output for HO
- Fix support for mixed element CGNS files
- Fix dimensional Q criterion output
- Added helicity output for HO
- Added ability to choose between finite difference and analytic jacobian for LU-SGS FV
- Ensure reported residual is factored by CFL
- Fixes to FV LU-SGS residual reporting
- Added option to use rusanov scheme for FV LU-SGS jacobian
- Added pressure limiter to implicit time marching
- Added generic finite difference boundary jacobian calculator
- Added analytic jacobians for Wall, Wall Function, Farfield, Inflow, Outflow, Canopy and Symmetry boundary conditions
- Added ability to freeze viscous fluxes for FV LU-SGS sweeps
- Added support to restart from LnOmega turbulence model
- Bug fixes to preconditioning
- Added support for P4 Hexes for HO
- Added scaling of turbulent CFL for FV LU-SGS
- Added shock sensor for HO
- Enabled FV LU-SGS with multigrid
- Added output of artificial viscosity for HO
- Added logic to supply a start and end real time cycle for outputting solution in vtk format
- Add momentum source jacobians for FV LU-SGS
- Added capability to identify cells at a plane in actuator disc region
- Added actuator disc plane average reference velocity calculation
- Use diffusive flux on the boundary faces rather than applying penalty parameter
- Only rename the hdf5 file on the master process
- Added new functions for conserved gradient calc
- Fix for implicit solver with farfield subzones
- Added in prolongation relaxation factor for PMG
- Allow user to scale artificial viscosity
- Changed behaviour or restart reporting. Will create a backup of the restarted report file and start a new report file with all of the variable being reported at the top
- Put all *vtu and *vtp in a VISUALISATION sub-directory to help tidy up our file output. *.pvd files remain where they are and point to the files in VISUALISATION
- Put log files in a LOGGING sub-directory
- Added OpenSSL libraries to release distribution
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2016.3.0