Reaction Engineering Module | Simulation Software

CHEMICAL PROCESSING: Two species enter a reactor from different inlets and then undergo a reaction in a porous part of the reactor.

Reaction Engineering Module

The Reaction Engineering Module uses reaction formulas to create models of reacting systems. It solves the material and energy balances for such systems, including reaction kinetics, where the composition and temperature vary only with time.

For space-dependent models, the Reaction Engineering Module offers a direct synchronization to the Chemical Engineering Module, with which you create 2D and 3D models. Included in these models are kinetic expressions for the reacting system, which are automatically or manually defined in the Reaction Engineering Module. You also have access to a variety of thermodynamic and physical property data through the CHEMKIN file import feature, and the CAPE-OPEN interface.

Regardless of the system–whether drug-delivery to a nerve or a CVD reactor in the semiconductor industry–this suite of products gives you unparalleled power in formulating and solving reaction engineering models.

The Reaction Engineering Module has been replaced by the Chemical Reaction Engineering Module in COMSOL Multiphysics 4.0a.

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  • Analytical chemistry and forensic science
  • Biochemistry and food science
  • Bioengineering and drug-release applications
  • Catalytic combustion and reforming
  • Chemical reactor sizing and optimization
  • Combustion chemistry
  • Environmental and atmospheric chemistry
  • Exhaust after-treatment and emission control
  • Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis
  • Industrial chemistry and technology
  • Kinetics modeling in chemical reactors
  • Materials and solid-state chemistry
  • Petrochemistry and catalytic cracking
  • Pharmaceutical synthesis
  • Polymerization kinetics and manufacture
  • Semiconductor manufacture and CVD
  • Surface chemistry kinetics and adsorption

In addition to the wide array of file formats supported by the COMSOL product family, the Reaction 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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Downloadable Mechanism, Thermodynamic and Transport Files

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