What is it?
This page lets the user, add/remove, activate/deactivate, and define interspecies interactions. The available options will differ slightly based on the reactions and processes included in the model before it is built.How to use it:
Depending on the reactions chosen before the model is built, the user will have slightly different options available. For example, if a dual-domain model is being simulated, mobile and immobile porosities must be defined (and spatial refinement used as needed). Species should also be added and edited, and their interactions defined.Reaction use cases:
There are three basic use cases for defining model species interactions. Any changes must be saved before the window is closed using the "Save Reaction Data" button.
Use case #1 - predefined reaction models
If the user has selected one of the predefined reaction model templates (e.g. BTEX or PCE decay), then the species included in the simulation will be fixed. The user will still be required to set values for the species and their reactions, but they cannot be renamed, removed, deactivated, etc.
Use case #2 - no reaction models or chain reactions
Here the user defines species using the "Add new species" button. When the species is saved it will be added to the "Active" species list. In order to temporarily remove the species from the simulation (or add it back), the species can be selected and the ">" or "<" buttons used to deactivate/activate it. A species and its associated data can be permenantly removed using the "remove" button.
Use case #3 - user defined reaction models
If the user has selected one of the custom reaction models (e.g. chain reactions and/or instant EA/ED), then the user must add at least two species (as in case #2) and define their parameters and reactions. Species can be added, removed, deactivated, etc, however, if a chain reaction is being simulated, parent species must be defined before child species.