Idea

Cantera can solve systems of equations representing physically zero-dimensional (i.e., time dependent-only) or one-dimensional (i.e., time + space) systems. The solution of the 1-D problems is done under the assumption of steady state, resulting in a differential-algebraic system of equations to solve. There is a solver implemented in Cantera as part of the 1-D code that solves these problems. 0-D systems can either be transient or steady state, represented by an ODE or algebraic equation respectively; at the moment, the only way to achieve solutions of the steady state problem is to integrate the transient problem until properties stop changing. We would like to modify or implement the existing steady-state 1-D solver for 0-D systems

Difficulty

Medium-hard

Required Knowledge

C++

Mentors

@bryanwweber