Setting up a Diffusion Simulation in Graphical Mode

When you are using the Graphical Mode version of the Diffusion Module (DICTRA), the steps to set up a simulation are a combination of adding Activity nodes (the System Definer, Diffusion Calculator, and Plot Renderer) and then defining the applicable settings for each of these nodes in a Configuration window.

The following is a general overview of the steps to set up the simulation.

1. Use the Diffusion template to add the System Definer, Diffusion Calculator, and Plot Renderer activity nodes.
2. On the System Definer, you select the thermodynamic and kinetic databases, add elements and phases, and generally define the system.
3. On the Diffusion Calculator, you set the geometry (by default the geometry is planar), add region(s) and enter grid(s) and phase(s) in the region(s). You then enter composition(s) of phase(s).
4. On the Plot Renderer or Table Renderer, you choose how to visualize your diagrams, and then run the simulation, i.e. you Perform the sequence of nodes you have defined in the tree to produce the output simulation.