Chemical Engineering Module | Simulation Software

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING: A filter system for a diesel engine includes a soot layer that builds up at the filter walls and is subsequently oxidized by both catalytic and noncatalytic reactions in the reactor volume and on a moving surface. All reactions are temperature and material transport dependent. The model shows the carbon dioxide concentration in the filter.

Chemical Engineering Module

Based on the classic work Transport Phenomena by Bird, Stewart, and Lightfoot, the Chemical Engineering Module is the perfect tool for process-related modeling. It is specifically designed to easily couple transport phenomena— computational fluid dynamics (CFD) or mass and energy transport—to chemical reaction kinetics.

We have optimized the module for the modeling of reactors, filtration and separation units, heat exchangers, and other equipment common in the chemical industry. Other modeling interfaces account for electrochemical systems (such as fuel cells) and applications where electric fields influence transport, such as electrophoresis and electrokinetic flow.

The Chemical Engineering Module melds seamlessly with the power of COMSOL Multiphysics for multiphysics and equation-based modeling. This latter feature allows for the inclusion of arbitrary expressions, functions and source terms in the transport equations.

The Chemical Engineering Module has been replaced by the Chemical Reaction Engineering Module in COMSOL Multiphysics 4.0a.

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  • Batch reactors, fermenters and crystallizers
  • Chromatography and electrophoresis
  • Corrosion
  • Cyclones, separators, scrubbers and leaching units
  • Exhaust after-treatment and emission control
  • Filtration and sedimentation
  • Fuel cells and batteries
  • Heat exchangers and mixers
  • Homogeneous and heterogeneous two-phase flow — emulsions, suspensions, bubble columns and sparging
  • Microfluidics and lab-on-chip devices
  • Multicomponent and membrane transport
  • Packed bed reactors
  • Plug-flow and tubular reactors
  • Polymerization processes and non-newtonian fluid dynamics
  • Pre-burners and internal combustion engines
  • Reformers and catalytic converters

In addition to the wide array of file formats supported by the COMSOL product family, the Chemical Engineering Module supports:

Material Data File Formats Read Write
NASA file (.dat) Yes No
CHEMKIN (.dat) Yes No
CAPE -OPEN (direct connection) n/a n/a

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