The decision
What changes when reactions and transport interact?
Reaction and movement need to be considered together, a model is producing unexpected behaviour, or a team needs a specialist review of its modelling approach.
What the work can include
- Clarify the model purpose, domain and conceptual assumptions.
- Review how chemical reactions and transport are represented.
- Support parameter testing and diagnosis of unexpected model behaviour.
- Interpret outputs alongside field or experimental evidence.
- Review the treatment of dissolution, precipitation and transport in mineral-carbonation studies; process engineering is outside this scientific remit.
Potential outputs
The exact deliverables are agreed in the scope. A package can include:
- A conceptual-model and assumptions note.
- An agreed set of sensitivity tests or scenario comparisons.
- Documented modelling support and interpretation.
- A handover discussion or technical mentoring session.
Clear scope. Useful output.
A defined question, agreed deliverables and a transparent account of assumptions make the work easier to use.