Taking from the name of the above software, it will be recognized as the software used for calculating the kinetics of chemical process. However, the next word ’simulator’ could be taken account as the most important part about what this software can do. This is a simulator program (only) which allows you to calculate simultaneously a set of differential equation of reaction rates. Unfortunately, this software does not have such a ‘databank’ about the kinetic. So, you have to put it by yourself.
What is the interesting point? As a simulator program, this software can calculate the set of reaction rates in very quick and acurate. The input file will be two types: first, use the Arrhenius model which your input data contains A (constanta of collosion), E (activation energy) and n (the order of reaction to the temperature) or the second just use the k (constant of reaction rate). If the reaction is in the balance condition (means it has forward and backward rate) you can choose the mode of balance and put the value of forward as well as the backward reaction. The input data processing is done one by one for each reaction, unfortunatelly, I don;t know whether there is a program to put the input with many reactions simultaneously. Anyway,to input the data is quite easy because it is already in graphical user interface window.
Based on my experience, the calculation is quite very fast. The result can be exported in .cvs format so you can get the numerical results. For me, this program is very useful to calculate my process, e.i. plasma reaction, which can not be done by temperature- based kinetic program, such as Kintecus or Chemkin. In plasma process, especially non-thermal plasma, the tempearature is very low which not sufficient to produce numerous ions or radicals follows the Boltzmann distribution. In reality, the abundant reactive species were exsisted in the plasma which means there is a parameter which become a driving force insted of high temperature. Using this program, I can ‘manipulate’ the existance of electron and its rate. The elecron can be a major factor during the reactions of plasma.
Anyway, this program is useful. As it is also free, there is not a mistake to try and learn how to use even totally I don;t have any idea about the computational program or algorithm to solve the mathematical parts of solving the differential equation.
