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  • Tutorial video 1: CWB 4.x Quick Start
    This video demonstrates the main features and basic operations in Chemical Workbench 4.0. A complete solution of simple kinetic problem is presented and discussed.Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: Tutorial videoKeywords: chemical kinetic modeling, thermodynamic equilibrium modeling, chemical kinetics mechanisms
  • Tutorial video 2a: CWB 4.x Combustion Modeling Presentation
    The basic principles of industrial combustion processes modeling with Chemical Workbench 4.0Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: Tutorial videoKeywords: combustion modeling, chemical kinetic modeling, chemical kinetics mechanisms
  • Tutorial video 2b: CWB 4.x Combustion Modeling Demonstration
    The Introduction video describes the Chemical Workbench features, which simplify and accelerate modeling combustion processes and advantageous for routine combustion modeling work. The demonstration video visually shows how the described Chemical Workbench features are applied to combustion modeling. The particular attention is paid to usage of the built-in database of chemical kinetic mechanisms for fast model setup.Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: Tutorial videoKeywords: combustion modeling, chemical kinetic modeling, chemical kinetics mechanisms
  • Tutorial video 3: Chemical mechanisms reduction
    Reduction of large detailed kinetic mechanisms with Chemical Workbench 4.0 (from 127 species and 1200 reactions to 52 species and 181 reactions).Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: Tutorial videoKeywords: combuston modeling, chemical kinetics mechanisms, mechanism reduction
  • Tutorial video 4: Plasma models of the Chemical Workbench 4.x
    Short introduction to plasma models of Chemical Workbench 4.0 computational environment. Description of models & approaches used for plasma-chemistry problems solution.Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: Tutorial videoKeywords: chemical kinetic modeling, non-equilibrium plasma
  • Tutorial video 5: Chemical Workbench 4.x: Plasma models interface. Ar-GaI3 glow discharge.
    Plasma models capabilities and interface. Example of Chemical Workbench 4,0 application for simulation of radiation properties of the positive column of the Ar-GaI3 glow discharge.Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: Tutorial videoKeywords: non-equilibrium plasma, glow discharge, plasma modeling
  • Webinar 1: Combustion kinetics mechanisms in CFD simulation (5.06.2014)
    Implementation of the modeling became an obligatory element of the combustion technology development life-cycle. As a result any engineer in this field should be acquainted with the basics of the combustion kinetics. With availability of the special software tools engineer can select adequate kinetic mechanisms of combustion of real fuel and prepare this information for computational fluid dynamics modeling of combustion chambers.Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: WebinarKeywords: combustion modeling, mechanism reduction, chemical kinetics mechanisms
  • Webinar 2: Reduction of detailed kinetic mechanism: Introduction to Mechanism Reduction Module for Chemical Workbench and best-practice recommendations (29.07.2014)
    The webinar is devoted to best-practice recommendations for fast and efficient kinetic mechanism reduction using Mechanism Reduction Module add-on for Chemical Workbench software package.
    Webinar CWB Reduction Eng in pdfSoftware: Chemical WorkbenchType: WebinarKeywords: combustion modeling, chemical kinetics mechanisms, mechanism reduction
  • Webinar 3: Storage and exchange of physico-chemical data:overview of the information system KintechDB. (27.02.2015)
    Webinar is dedicated to KintechDB software. It is a multiuser system ofphysico-chemical data storage, which is necessary for kinetic modelling of chemical processes, and also it is a set of instruments for an effective work with information, including search, comparison, analysis, and visualization.Software: KintechDBType: WebinarKeywords: database, chemical kinetics mechanisms
  • Webinar 4: Chemical Workbench: software for chemical kinetics model development and conceptual design of processes in reactive media
    Webinar is about Chemical workbench – software package for thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of process in reactive media. It allows to build a conceptual model of process basing on reactor models, make an anexpress-analysis of technology, and find prospective directions for subsequent engineering design. In case of absence of specific chemical models, Chemical Workbench tools allow to build and verify the new models.
    Webinar CWB Eng in pdfSoftware: Chemical WorkbenchType: WebinarKeywords: chemical kinetics mechanisms, chemical reactors
  • Webinar 5: Kinetic mechanisms development for combustion, environment and catalysis: overview of Kintech Lab tools.(05.05.2015)
    The number of scientific groups involved in development of the chemical kinetic models for combustion of hydrocarbons fuels continuously grows due to high demand from energy and propulsion systems designers, who use combustion simulations as a design tool.
    Kintech Lab continuously develops tools, which greatly simplify and accelerate the process of mechanisms development. At the webinar the overview of these tools will be given and include:
    • mechanisms validation against experimental measurements
    • direct mechanisms comparison: species by species, reaction by reaction
    • identification of the primary reaction paths via mechanism reduction
    • identification of the key individual reactions via sensitivity analysis
    • recovery of the species thermodynamic data and elementary reactions rates based on first-principles based simulations
    Webinar on Mechanism Development Eng in pdfSoftware: Chemical WorkbenchType: WebinarKeywords: chemical kinetics mechanisms, chemical kinetics modeling, sensitivity analysis
  • Webinar 6: Non-equilibrium chemically active plasma: modelling with Chemical Workbench environment (23.07.2015)
    Non-equilibrium plasma has intensive application in different branches of industry. Compact size, high energy density, selectivity in respect of chemical reactions and vibrational, rotational, electronic degree of freedom makes non-equilibrium plasma an effective tool for stimulating of combustion, purification, surface etching, creation of new sources of light, etc.
    Chemical Workbench is a software for modeling of plasma and chemical processes where high energy plasma kinetics is strongly coupled with conventional equilibrium kinetics of heavy particles. That gives very wide capabilities for studies and engineering design of different technologies.
    At the webinar you will know about:
    • Collection of plasma models and target industries
    • Principles of conceptual design based on combination of plasma models with other chemical models using reactor network approach.
    • Examples of conceptual design of plasma-based technologies:
      • Mercury-free light sources
      • Plasma-assisted combustion and NOx reduction for gas turbine applications
    • Tool for recovering of unknown characteristics of elementary plasma-chemical processes
    • Accompanying database KintechDB for storing the physical and chemical properties of substances and processes including plasma-chemical processes
    Webinar on Plasma Eng in ppt Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: WebinarKeywords: non-equilibrium plasma, elementary processes, plasma modeling
  • Examples MWB-1: Reduced mechanism for gasoline combustion and pollutants formation at engine conditions
    A number of processes take place in SI engines: spark ignition, turbulent flame propagation, NOx and PM formation, knock. Every process is sensitive to the combustion chemistry. In modeling studies these chemistry effects should be captured as accurate as possible. Recently detailed chemical mechanisms of PRF combustion were developed to provide this capability. The only issue is how to use these huge chemical mechanisms in full-scale CFD simulations.
    This example shows, how Mechanism Workbench software can be used to efficiently reduce the size of the detailed chemical mechanism for efficient SI engine combustion simulations without loss in overall accuracy of predictions for target combustion characteristics.
    Software: Mechanism WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: real fuel combustion, reduced mechanism, internal combustion engine, emissions
  • Examples MWB-2: Reduced mechanism for diesel combustion at engine conditions
    A number of processes take place in diesel engines: self-ignition, turbulent non-premixed flame, NOx and PM formation. Every process is sensitive to the combustion chemistry. In modeling studies these chemistry effects should be captured as accurate as possible. Recently detailed chemical mechanisms of diesel combustion were developed to provide this capability. The only issue is how to use these huge chemical mechanisms in full-scale CFD simulations.
    This example shows, how Mechanism Workbench software can be used to efficiently reduce the size of the detailed chemical mechanism for efficient engine combustion simulations without loss in overall accuracy of predictions for target combustion characteristics.
    Software: Mechanism WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: real fuel combustion, reduced mechanism, diesel engine, emissions
  • Examples MWB-3: Reduced mechanism of methane combustion for gas turbine combustor simulations
    Design of the low-emission burners for gas turbine (both industrial and for transportation) is hardly possible without computational analysis. This analysis allows to capture both heat release and pollutants formation and helps to understand system behavior from inside. In modeling studies these chemistry effects should be captured as accurate as possible. Recently detailed chemical mechanisms of natural gas combustion were developed to provide this capability. The only issue is how to use these huge chemical mechanisms in full-scale CFD simulations.
    This example shows, how Mechanism Workbench software can be used to efficiently reduce the size of the detailed chemical mechanism for efficient gas turbine combustion simulations without loss in overall accuracy of predictions for target combustion characteristics.
    Software: Mechanism WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: real fuel combustion, reduced mechanism, methane, emissions
  • Examples CWB-1: Calculation of equilibrium composition and temperature of n-decane (kerosene surrogate) combustion products
    Composition and temperature of the combustion products is an integral part of the analysis of power, energy and transportation systems. It is widely used for efficiency evaluation, thermal analysis, as well as initial guess/conditions for more detailed studies of the systems under consideration.
    This example shows how the composition and temperature of combustion products can be calculated with Chemical Workbench software and built-in database of thermodynamic properties for more than 4100 substances.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: real fuel combustion, combustion temperature, thermochemical equilibrium
  • Examples CWB-2: Screening of halogenated compounds for hydrogen flame (turbulent) inhibition
    Efficient hydrogen flame inhibition is a core part of nuclear power plants and hydrogen safety as a whole. A number of substances were proposed including halogenated compounds. The large scale experiments of hydrogen flame inhibition are very costly. Obviously there is a need in evaluating efficiency of different compounds in prevention of hydrogen combustion before experimental evaluation will be made.
    This examples demonstrates how the theoretical approach for screening efficiency of flame inhibitors can be developed and implemented in frame of Chemical Workbench software.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: screening, turbulent flame, inhibition
  • Examples CWB-3: Freely propagating flame velocity of CH4-air
    The laminar combustion properties are of fundamental importance for analyzing and predicting the performance of many experimental combustion systems and practical combustors, such as internal combustion engines. The freely propagating laminar flame model is destined for modeling the physicochemical behavior characteristics of the steady, adiabatic, freely propagating one-dimensional premixed laminar flames and can be usedfor investigation of the influence of varying input data of operating conditions such on the laminar burning velocity.
    This case described how laminar premixed flame simulation can be setup and in Chemical Workbench software.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: methane, laminar flame, flame speed, chemical mechanisms
  • Examples CWB-4: Calculation of Jet A surrogate ignition at high temperatures
    Modeling of autoignition of real fuels is an obligatory task during development of the chemical mechanisms of real fuel combustion.
    This example demonstrates how Chemical Workbench software can be used for simulation of autoignition of hydrocarbons based on adiabatic autoignition models and different criteria for self-ignition.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: ignition delay time, kerosene, surrogate, kinetic mechanism
  • Examples CWB-5: Sensitivity analysis of propane ignition in air at low temperatures
    Combustion is a complex phenomenon, characterized by interaction and competition of various physical and chemical processes. Its description requires reaction mechanisms consisting of several hundred or thousand reactions. Thus mechanism analysis tools to understand the key parameters of the mechanisms are integral part of mechanism analysis and modeling.
    This example describes how the sensitivity analysis of the chemical kinetic mechanisms can be setup on Chemical Workbench software to find the most important reactions in the mechanism and to plan its improvement.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: sensitivity analysis, chemical kinetics mechanism, ignition, propane
  • Examples CWB-6: Computing the internal structure of ideal detonation wave
    In a number of theoretical and experimental studies have shown, that there is a correlation of detonation cell size and induction zone length of the internal structure of ideal 1D detonation wave, proposed by Zeldovich, Neumann, Doering.
    This examples shows how to calculate the induction zone length of the ideal detonation wave in fuel-oxidizer mixture and evaluate its correlation with detonation cell size of the same fuel-air mixture in Chemical Workbench software.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: Detonation wave speed, Chapman-Jouget detonation, von Neumann spike
  • Examples CWB-7: Computing static parameters of the detonation wave in gases
    Detonation waves are harmful phenomena, related with fast propagation of reaction waves in gases, accompanied by strong pressure and temperature rise. Estimation of the detonation wave parameters, which include propagation speed and pressure/temperature rise is important at evaluation of detonation consequences.
    This case shows how to calculate static detonation parameters with Chemical Wokbench software.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: Detonation wave speed, Chapman-Jouget detonation, von Neumann spike
  • Examples CWB-8: Simulation and efficiency evaluation of the operating cycle of stationary GT
    Use of Chemical Workbench to calculate the thermodynamic cycles of power and propulsion systems by the example of a gas turbine (GT), operating on mixture of air and methane.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: gas turbine, thermodynamic cycle, Brighton cycle, efficiency
  • Examples CWB-9: Freely propagating flame velocity of CH4-air vs. pressure
    The laminar combustion properties are of fundamental importance for analyzing and predicting the performance of many experimental combustion systems and practical combustors, such as internal combustion engines. The freely propagating laminar flame model is destined for modeling the physicochemical behavior characteristics of the steady, adiabatic, freely propagating one-dimensional premixed laminar flames and can be usedfor investigation of the influence of varying input data of operating conditions such on the laminar burning velocity.
    This case described how laminar premixed flame simulation can be setup and in Chemical Workbench software.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: methane, laminar flame, flame speed, chemical mechanisms
  • Examples CWB-10: Methane opposed-flow diffusion flame.
    This example dempnstrates modeling of combustion of non-premixed fuel-air mixtures. It reproduces the structure of methane-air counter-flow diffusion flame, calculates the flame velocity and species concentration profiles.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: methane, counter-flow flame, Methane, diffusion flame, flame speed, non-premixed, chemical kinetics mechanisms
  • Examples CWB-11: Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of silicon nitride (Si3N4) film from a mixture of SiF4 and NH3
    Modeling of chemical processes on the surface for heterogeneous catalysis, semiconductor device fabrication, fuel cells, self-assembled monolayers etc.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: CVD, surface reactions, heterogeneous catalysis
  • Examples CWB-12: Catalytic H2 oxidation on Palladium surface
    Modeling of Hydrogen catalytic combustion on Palladium surface. A surface sites formalism was used to describe heterogeneous reactions.
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: ExamplesKeywords: surface reactions, heterogeneous catalysis
  • Document 1: Chemical Workbench overview
    General information about Chemical Workbench features and compounds
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: DocumentKeywords: software features
  • Document 2: Chemical Workbench 4.1. What is new
    New features of 4.1 Release
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: DocumentKeywords: software features
  • Document 3: Chemical Workbench 4.2. What is new
    New features of 4.2 Release
    Software: Chemical WorkbenchType: DocumentKeywords: software features
  • Document 4: Fluid Workbench. Models description.
    FWB Models description.
    Software: Fluid WorkbenchType: DocumentKeywords: software features
  • Document 5: Fluid Workbench. Transport and radiation properties calculation.
    FWB is a tool for calculation transport and radiation properties.
    Software: Fluid WorkbenchType: DocumentKeywords: viscosity, diffusion, heat conductivity, electrical conductivity, absorption coefficient
  • Document 6: Fluid Workbench: Hihglihts.
    FWB is a easy-to-use is a tool for gas, fluids, plasma properties calculations.
    Software: Fluid WorkbenchType: DocumentKeywords: viscosity, diffusion, heat conductivity, electrical conductivity, absorption coefficient
  • Examples FWB-1: Fluid Workbench: Calculation of transport properties of the air
    Example of FWB using for calculation of air heat-mass transfer coefficients.
    Software: Fluid WorkbenchType: DocumentKeywords: viscosity, diffusion, heat conductivity, electrical conductivity, absorption coefficient
  • Examples FWB-2: Fluid Workbench: Calculation of radiation properties of the air
    Example of FWB using for calculation of air radiation properties.
    Software: Fluid WorkbenchType: DocumentKeywords: absorption coefficient, average absorption coefficient, net emission coefficient, refraction index, Rosseland heat conduction coefficient, spectrum of air plasma