Month: November 2026

Cover: benzene infrared spectrum in the GX Spectra Library preview

GX Spectra Library: IR, UV/Vis and NMR reference spectra on Debian, complete guide

Written by Giux | Published on Nov 1, 2026 | No comments

Complete guide to GX Spectra Library, a free Debian program: search IR, UV/Vis and NMR spectra in the NIST Chemistry WebBook and nmrshiftdb2, keep their original JCAMP-DX files in an offline library, export CSV and ZIP with provenance. Benzene example with 12 real screenshots, deep dives on the JCAMP-DX format, the SQLite catalogue and the benzene spectra, verification scripts.

#Debian #free software #GX Spectra Library #IR spectroscopy #JCAMP-DX #NIST Chemistry WebBook #NMR #spectroscopy #UV-Vis

Diagram of a porous-insert channel reactor with inlet, outlet and CFD pressure sampling locations

OpenFOAM: CFD capstone project of a porous-bed reactor

Written by Giux | Published on Nov 1, 2026 | No comments

CFD capstone project with OpenFOAM 14: a channel reactor with a homogenised porous insert, porosityForce and Darcy–Forchheimer, a 12-case campaign, pressure and flow-rate measurements written by the solver, balances, the exact solution of the developed stretch and the Brinkman layer, mesh study and GCI, a PFR kinetic estimate kept separate from the CFD and a first-order reaction solved by OpenFOAM, with all scripts and the downloadable archive.

#CFD #chemical reactors #Darcy–Forchheimer #numerical verification #OpenFOAM #plug flow reactor #porous media #porousBlockage #scalarTransport

MPI speedup chart and numerical methods overview for the pitzDailySteady campaign in OpenFOAM 14

OpenFOAM: advanced numerical methods, convergence and performance

Written by Giux | Published on Nov 1, 2026 | No comments

Numerical methods and performance in OpenFOAM 14 with the pitzDailySteady tutorial: bounded, linearUpwind, upwind and limitedLinearV convection schemes, solvers, tolerances and residualControl, SIMPLEC and under-relaxation, iterative and discretisation error, decomposition and MPI speedup measured with repetitions, physical observables and the reattachment point, with all scripts and the downloadable archive.

#benchmarking #CFD #fvSchemes #fvSolution #MPI #numerical methods #OpenFOAM #parallel computing #pitzDailySteady