importing of CHEMIKIN file into FLUENT

February 14, 2007, 10:58

Dear Friends,

I am trying to import CHEMKIN file into Fluent. While importing the files I am getting the error like this. So anybody can help me to identify this error.

---Please check if the spacings in the species /bulk/site/reaction-mechanisms sections of the mechanism file are alright. IF yes, check if the species data is available in the thermodynamic database File). Molecular weight of "e"=0 (where "e" stands for electron )

Pls help me in this problem.

Thanking you. sisir

February 14, 2007, 22:19

check whether the data in the chemkin file is according to the data in the thermodynamic data (.db file) file of the fluent.

one more thing what you can do is instead importing the chemkin file, copy the thermodynamic data in that file to the fluent database file, this will definitly work if u can arrange data same as that in db file.

February 15, 2007, 18:45

Dear Rams,

Thanks for your suggetion. I will try the same thing and get back to you.

with regards sisir

February 21, 2007, 01:16

Dear Rams,

I am importing both the CHEMKIN file (.inp)and thermodynamics data file (.db) into fluent.

I am doing like this.. File->Import->CHEMKIN MECHANISM...click

Then in CHEMKIN Mechanism Import window.. I am browsing the CHEMKIN input file and Thermodynamics Database file in GAS PHASE CHEMKIN... .... The error is coming beacuse of ELECTRON presents in the species list and in the chemical reaction.

Kindly suggest something.

Thanking you.

sisir

February 21, 2007, 05:13

Please check whether the format of data in the files u'r importing is in same arrangement as that in the files in Fluent.

February 22, 2007, 23:33

hi did the chemkin file work? what all thermodynamic data is to be transferred from chemkin?

mickael · June 3, 2010, 10:46

I have the same problem ! Did you solve this error ?

mickael · June 11, 2010, 10:24

I have contacted the support of Ansys, and it's a bug in Fluent 12.x which will be corrected in Fluent 13.x, so it's not possible to perform reaction with electron using Chemkin-cfd for fluent !

shaktiy · July 14, 2017, 08:18

Hey !

I am trying to import chemkin file to fluent but it gives the following error:

"Error: Failed to import CHEMKIN mechanism

Error Object: #f "

Does anyone knows why this error occurs ? Maybe because of incorrect chemkin format ?

Can anyone provide chemkin file for methanol air combustion ?

Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

February 14, 2007, 10:58	importing of CHEMIKIN file into FLUENT	#1
Sisir Kumar Nayak Guest Posts: n/a	Dear Friends, I am trying to import CHEMKIN file into Fluent. While importing the files I am getting the error like this. So anybody can help me to identify this error. ---Please check if the spacings in the species /bulk/site/reaction-mechanisms sections of the mechanism file are alright. IF yes, check if the species data is available in the thermodynamic database File). Molecular weight of "e"=0 (where "e" stands for electron ) Pls help me in this problem. Thanking you. sisir

February 14, 2007, 22:19	Re: importing of CHEMIKIN file into FLUENT	#2
Rams Guest Posts: n/a	check whether the data in the chemkin file is according to the data in the thermodynamic data (.db file) file of the fluent. one more thing what you can do is instead importing the chemkin file, copy the thermodynamic data in that file to the fluent database file, this will definitly work if u can arrange data same as that in db file.

February 15, 2007, 18:45	Re: importing of CHEMIKIN file into FLUENT	#3
Sisir Kumar Nayak Guest Posts: n/a	Dear Rams, Thanks for your suggetion. I will try the same thing and get back to you. with regards sisir

February 21, 2007, 01:16	Re: importing of CHEMIKIN file into FLUENT	#4
Sisir Guest Posts: n/a	Dear Rams, I am importing both the CHEMKIN file (.inp)and thermodynamics data file (.db) into fluent. I am doing like this.. File->Import->CHEMKIN MECHANISM...click Then in CHEMKIN Mechanism Import window.. I am browsing the CHEMKIN input file and Thermodynamics Database file in GAS PHASE CHEMKIN... .... The error is coming beacuse of ELECTRON presents in the species list and in the chemical reaction. Kindly suggest something. Thanking you. sisir

February 21, 2007, 05:13	Re: importing of CHEMIKIN file into FLUENT	#5
Rams Guest Posts: n/a	Please check whether the format of data in the files u'r importing is in same arrangement as that in the files in Fluent.

February 22, 2007, 23:33	Re: importing of CHEMIKIN file into FLUENT	#6
uday Guest Posts: n/a	hi did the chemkin file work? what all thermodynamic data is to be transferred from chemkin?

June 3, 2010, 10:46		#7
mickael New Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I have the same problem ! Did you solve this error ?

June 11, 2010, 10:24		#8
mickael New Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I have contacted the support of Ansys, and it's a bug in Fluent 12.x which will be corrected in Fluent 13.x, so it's not possible to perform reaction with electron using Chemkin-cfd for fluent !

July 14, 2017, 08:18		#9
shaktiy New Member Shakti Yadav Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 8	Hey ! I am trying to import chemkin file to fluent but it gives the following error: "Error: Failed to import CHEMKIN mechanism Error Object: #f " Does anyone knows why this error occurs ? Maybe because of incorrect chemkin format ? Can anyone provide chemkin file for methanol air combustion ? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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