A Rule-Based Approach for Automated Generation of Kinetic Chemical Mechanisms
Abstract
Several software systems have been developed recently for the automated generation of combustion reactions kinetic mechanisms using different representations of species and reactions and different generation algorithms. In parallel, several software systems based on rewriting have been developed for the easy modeling and prototyping of systems using rules controlled by strategies. This paper presents our current experience in using the rewrite system \ELAN\ for the automated generation of the combustion reactions mechanisms previously implemented in the \EXGAS\ kinetic mechanism generator system. We emphasize the benefits of using rewriting and rule-based programming controlled by strategies for the generation of kinetic mechanisms.