FAQ

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Sign-up to the mfix-help mailing list at https://mfix.netl.doe.gov/sympa (you must be a registered user). This will allow you to send queries to the mailing list, at mfix-help@mfix.netl.doe.gov. Before contacting the MFiX team, please read carefully the Readme file, as you may find the information you are looking for in this document. It is also encouraged to search in the mailing list archive to see if a similar question has already been answered.

The MFiX GUI requires a python environment to run, and the Anaconda python distribution is recommended. To build the custom solver, a Fortran compiler is required. Although Fortran knowledge is not required to run MFiX, it will be needed if you intend to modify the code.

Yes, the MFiX 17-1 beta release version runs on Linux, macOS and Windows. 

A newly redesigned GUI is available in the MFiX 17-1 beta release version. The GUI serves as a front-end to setup and run an MFiX simulations. Interested users can sign up to become beta tester and try the new GUI.

MFiX users have access to the source code, which is written in Fortran 90. Therefore, browsing through individual files is possible, but tedious. A better option is to go to the MFiX Documentation section of the website, and view the STI or Doxygen code analysis.