COMSOL 6.4 - Study Steps for the Reaction Engineering Interface

The predefined , , and reactor types available in the Reaction Engineering interface set up equations describing how species concentrations in a perfectly mixed system change with time. is the correct study type to use for these reactor types. The simulation time is specified in the settings of the study step.

The predefined reactor type sets up equations for stationary conditions describing how species molar flow rates (SI unit: mol/s) vary with the reactor volume. is the correct study type to use for this reactor type. The reactor volume is specified in the study step feature

Note that selecting the interface and the study sets up the reactor type by default. The study is also suitable for all reactors and the reactor. However, if the reactor type is changed to , then the Time Dependent study step needs to be replaced with a step. Combining a Reaction Engineering interface with the study does not set up a reactor type by default. In that situation, the reactor type needs to be set manually in the Reaction Engineering interface.