Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Let's run a CFD simulation from start to finish! In this video, we will be starting from a problem definition, and working our way to a full CFD solution. The problem we will be working through is that of a simple oblique shock. We have already solved this exact oblique shock example in one of my other videos (see link below).

===== NOTES =====
► You can mess around with the settings in the configuration file to see how it changes the solution. For example, you can get more well-defined shock by changing the way the convective fluxes are evaluated.

===== FILES TO DOWNLOAD =====
► Mesh File (.su2) and Configuration File (.cfg)
joshtheengineer.com/2018/02/28/how-to-run-su2-start-to-finish

===== RELEVANT VIDEOS =====
→ Download and Install SU2
goo.gl/KmkUgD

→ Oblique Shock Example
goo.gl/8yjUvy

===== RELEVANT LINKS =====
► SU2 Oblique Shock Test Case
su2code.github.io/tutorials/Inviscid_Wedge

===== PROGRAMS I USE (ALL FREE) =====
► SU2
su2code.github.io

► GMSH
gmsh.info

► Paraview
paraview.org

► VirtualBox
virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

► Notepad++
notepad-plus-plus.org

===== REFERENCES =====
→ The SU2 GitHub and website
→ Matt MacLean for introducing me to SU2 along with his GMSH tutorial