<s>
code_saturne	O
is	O
a	O
general-purpose	O
computational	O
fluid	O
dynamics	O
free	O
computer	O
software	B-Application
package	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
since	O
1997	O
at	O
Électricité	O
de	O
France	O
R&D	O
,	O
code_saturne	O
is	O
distributed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
GPL	I-License
licence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
co-located	O
finite-volume	B-Algorithm
approach	O
that	O
accepts	O
meshes	O
with	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
cell	O
(	O
tetrahedral	O
,	O
hexahedral	O
,	O
prismatic	O
,	O
pyramidal	O
,	O
polyhedral	O
...	O
)	O
and	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
grid	O
structure	O
(	O
unstructured	O
,	O
block	O
structured	O
,	O
hybrid	O
,	O
conforming	O
or	O
with	O
hanging	O
nodes	O
...	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dedicated	O
modules	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
specific	O
physics	O
such	O
as	O
radiative	O
heat	O
transfer	O
,	O
combustion	B-Application
(	O
gas	O
,	O
coal	O
,	O
heavy	O
fuel	O
oil	O
,	O
...	O
)	O
,	O
magneto-hydro	O
dynamics	O
,	O
compressible	O
flows	O
,	O
two-phase	O
flows	O
(	O
Euler-Lagrange	O
approach	O
with	O
two-way	O
coupling	O
)	O
,	O
extensions	O
to	O
specific	O
applications	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
code_saturne	O
may	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
or	O
other	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
by	O
downloading	O
and	O
building	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Packages	O
for	O
code_saturne	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Debian	O
and	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
CAE	O
Linux	B-Application
(	O
latest	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
includes	O
code_saturne	O
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
code	O
also	O
works	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	O
subsystem	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
code	B-Language
saturne	I-Language
supports	O
multiple	O
mesh	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
formats	O
,	O
from	O
open	O
source	O
or	O
commercial	O
tools	O
,	O
are	O
currently	O
supported	O
by	O
Code	B-Language
Saturne	I-Language
:	O
</s>
