BARAM is a Free Open Source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software package. BARAM is developed to mitigate the steep learning curve of Text-based Solvers. BARAM helps you focus on a problem itself with intuitive graphical user interface. For now, OpenFOAM® solvers modified by NEXTFOAM are integrated into BARAM. NEXTFOAM develops and releases it under GNU Public License (GPL).

“BARAM” (pronounced like ‘baa-laam’) is a Korean word that means “wind”.

BARAM package has two applications, BaramFlow and BaramMesh. BaramMesh generates mesh for calculation, and BaramFlow calculates fluid dynamics with that mesh.

Source code of BARAM is published on GitHub, and BARAM supports following platforms.

* Ubuntu 20.04 or later
* CentOS 8.2 or alternatives ( Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, ... )
* OpenSUSE Leap 15.4
* Linux Mint 21 "Vanessa"
* Windows 10 or later
* macOS 10.14 or later (Apple Silicon only)

For installation from the source code, please refer to Installation page.

Binary installation package for 64-bit windows and disk image for macOS with Apple Silicon are here for convenience.

Download BARAM v24.1.3 Installer for 64-bit Windows ›

NOTE: For macOS, open-mpi Homebrew Formula should be installed in advance.

Download BARAM v24.1.2 Disk Image(.dmg) for macOS with Apple Silicon ›