User Guide — Cantera 3.2.0 documentation

For those new to Cantera, we present here a set of short tutorials to familiarize you with Cantera’s basic functionality and capabilities, give some examples of how to work Cantera within your preferred interface language, and demonstrate some basic troubleshooting.
Getting Started with Python
Introduction to YAML Input Files
Using Reactor Networks for Time Integration
Using Cantera from C++
Compiling Cantera C++ Applications
See the FAQ for answers to some common issues that arise when using Cantera. If your question isn’t answered here, consider asking us on the Cantera Users’ Group.
The tutorials in this section are designed to help you accomplish a specific task using Cantera, such as evaluating the ignition delay time for a fuel under different conditions, or calculating the voltage of a Lithium-ion battery as it is discharged.
Converting Chemkin Format Files
Creating YAML Mechanism Files from Scratch
Converting Data from NASA ThermoBuild
Handling Errors in Input Files
Converting Legacy CTI and XML Input Files to YAML
Calculating Adiabatic Flame Temperature
Calculating Heating Value of a Fuel
Lithium Ion Battery Discharge Curve
Extending Reactor Models with Custom Equations
For intermediate and advanced users, the Reference section is an easily-searchable repository that describes the scientific models implemented by Cantera and documents the classes and functions used to access these models.
The Examples section provides demonstrations of how many Cantera features can be used to solve a range of different problems and often provide a good starting point for writing your own code.
Finally, if you have trouble using Cantera and can’t find an answer here in the documentation, please visit the Cantera Users’ Group.
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