CHEMKIN

{{Short description|Chemical kinetics software}}

CHEMKIN is a proprietary software tool for solving complex chemical kinetics problems. It is used worldwide in the combustion,

Daly, D. and Nag, P., "Combustion Modeling of Soot Reduction in Diesel and Alternate Fuels using CHEMKIN®," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-1239, 2001, {{doi|10.4271/2001-01-1239}}. chemical processing,{{cite journal | doi=10.1016/0010-2180(86)90018-0 | volume=65 | issue=2 | title=Kinetic modeling and sensitivity analysis of nitrogen oxide formation in well-stirred reactors | journal=Combustion and Flame | pages=177–202| year=1986 | last1=Glarborg | first1=Peter | last2=Miller | first2=James A. | last3=Kee | first3=Robert J. | url=https://zenodo.org/record/1253852 }} microelectronics{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} and automotive{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} industries, and also in atmospheric science.{{cite journal | last1 = Brady | first1 = BB | last2 = Martin | first2 = LR | year = 1995 | title = Use of SURFACE CHEMKIN to model multiphase atmospheric chemistry: Application to nitrogen tetroxide spills | doi = 10.1016/1352-2310(94)00304-4 | journal = Atmospheric Environment | volume = 29 | issue = 6| pages = 715–726}} It was originally developed at Sandia National Laboratories and is now developed by a US company, Reaction Design.

Reaction Design was acquired by ANSYS in 2014 so Chemkin and related products are now available through ANSYS.Quickie: ANSYS to acquire Reaction Design http://schnitgercorp.com/2013/12/04/quickie-ansys-acquire-reaction-design/