An open-source suite of tools for problems involving chemically reacting flows, thermodynamics, and transport processes.
Cantera
- Python
- Chemistry, Fluid Dynamics, Materials, Simulation, Thermodynamics
- Chemical Recycling, Chemistry, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Environmental Engineering, Materials, Process Optimization, Product Development, Renewable Energy, Thermodynamics
Features:
- Chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, transport properties, flame simulation, reactor network modeling, interfaces for Python, Matlab, C++, Fortran, equilibrium calculations, surface chemistry, multiphase mixtures
Pricing:
- Free
- Powerful and widely used for combustion and chemical process simulation, comprehensive thermodynamics and transport databases, flexible, well-validated.
- Can have a steep learning curve, requires good understanding of chemical kinetics and thermodynamics, input file format (CTI, YAML) can be complex, debugging models can be challenging.
Best for:
- Scientists and engineers working on problems involving chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and transport, particularly in combustion, chemical reactor modeling, and materials processing.