Codes for phase field simulation, updated at 04/05/11

1. simple code

http://sites.google.com/site/gururajanmp/phase-field

lCH-muSE

Phase field modelling of microstructural evolution using the Cahn-Hilliard equation: A report to accompany CH-muSE

lCA-muSE

Phase field modelling of microstructural evolution using the Allen-Cahn equation

Comments: Simple but with a detailed description file, suitable for the beginners. FFTW is used so that it could be easy to parallelize

2. lFiPy

http://www.ctcms.nist.gov/py/

lDaniel Wheeler，Jonathan E. Guyer，James A. Warren

lPython language

lCurrently implemented models include phase eld treatments of polycrystalline, dendritic, and electrochemical phase transformations as well as a level set treatment of the electrodeposition process

Comments: Need python. Very good for checking your ideas with several lines of coding. Afraid not suitable for large system and 3D, for the limitation of computational efficiency of the python.

3. lExamples in the book:

Provatas, Nikolas / Elder, Ken

Phase-Field Methods in Materials Science and Engineering

This comprehensive and self-contained source discusses the topic in a fundamental way, such that readers can carry out their own code developments. Please find additional codes on

www.wiley-vch.de/publish/en/books/bySubjectEE00/ISBN3-527-40747-2

Comments: In Fortran 90, modulated. Easy to extend. Including phase field crystal method. Very good to begin with

4. lDigital Material

lhttp://www.lassp.cornell.edu/sethna/DM/

lmultiscale materials simulation

lPhase Fields

The phase field code defines field types and operators on them, currently with applications using fourier transforms (FFTW) and explicit time-stepping. Projects using this code include surface deposition and simulation of crack growth.

Comments: No experience yet

5. lRheoPlast:

Marrying Phase Field and Fluid-Structure Interactions

lRheoPlast is a code framework for phase field solidification modeling with fluid flow and elastic solid behavior using a fluid-structure interactions formulation. It is designed to be modular and flexible, such that one can select on the command line between various phase field energy functions, transport coupling terms, initial and boundary conditions, in addition to the various parameters of the model.

Comments: Not developed.