Setting up a Simulation in Console Mode

Although there are several commands to learn to correctly set up a DICTRA module simulation, the sequence in which to proceed is basically the same:

1. Define and read thermodynamic and kinetic data.
2. Set global conditions (i.e. temperature, T, and pressure, P).
3. Enter region(s).
4. Enter grid(s) in region(s).
5. Enter phase(s) in region(s).
6. Enter composition(s) of phase(s).
7. Set geometry (optional – by default, the geometry is planar).
8. Set boundary conditions (optional – by default, the boundaries are closed).
9. Set the simulation time.
10. Run the simulation.

For definitions of the above, see Basic Terminology.

The following sections describe each step in more detail for these simulation types:

• About the Single Phase Simulation
• About the Moving Phase Boundary Simulation
• About the Multiphase Simulation