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Illustration of a counterflow methane/air diffusion flame with species transport, reaction and energy in OpenFOAM 14

OpenFOAM: chemical reactions and coupled species transport

Written by Giux | Published on Oct 31, 2026 | No comments

Chemical reactions coupled with transport in OpenFOAM 14 with the counterFlowFlame2D tutorial: methane/air diffusion flame solved by multicomponentFluid, species and energy equations, the Arrhenius law and the units of the prefactor, ignition, kinetic sensitivity, Qdot, species, element and energy balances and correct conversion, with all scripts and the downloadable archive.

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