MFC Documentation

Welcome to the Multi-component Flow Code (MFC) documentation.

Getting Started

• Getting Started - Installation and first steps
• Running - How to run simulations (interactive, batch, GPU)
• Case Files - Setting up input files
• Testing - Running the test suite

Reference

• Equations - Comprehensive equations reference
• Case Parameters - All ~3,400 parameters
• CLI Reference - Command line options
• Case Creator Guide - Feature compatibility
• Physics Constraints - Mathematical basis for validation rules

Examples & Visualization

• Example Cases - Sample simulations
• Flow Visualization - Post-processing

Advanced Topics

• Code Architecture - How the source code is organized, data flow, and module map
• Performance - Optimization and benchmarks
• GPU Parallelization - GPU macro API (developer reference)
• Containers - Docker usage
• Troubleshooting - Debugging and common issues

Development

• Contributing - Developer guide and coding standards
• API Documentation - Source code reference for all three components

About

• Papers - Publications using MFC
• Bibliography - Cited references
• Authors - Contributors

Page last updated: 2026-02-19