# A CVD example. This example computes the growth rate of a diamond # film according to a simplified version of a particular published # growth mechanism (see file diamond.cti for details). Only the # surface coverage equations are solved here; the gas composition is # fixed. (For an example of coupled gas-phase and surface, see # catcomb.py.) Atomic hydrogen plays an important role in diamond # CVD, and this example computes the growth rate and surface coverages # as a function of [H] at the surface for fixed temperature and [CH3]. from Cantera import * import math print '\n\b****** CVD Diamond Example ******\n' # import the models for the gas and bulk diamond g, dbulk = importPhases('diamond.cti',['gas','diamond']) # import the model for the diamond (100) surface d = importInterface('diamond.cti','diamond_100',phases = [g, dbulk]) ns = d.nSpecies() mw = dbulk.molarMasses()[0] t = 1200.0 x = g.moleFractions() p = 20.0*OneAtm/760.0 # 20 Torr g.set(T = t, P = p, X = x) ih = g.speciesIndex('H') xh0 = x[ih] f = open('diamond.csv','w') writeCSV(f, ['H mole Fraction', 'Growth Rate (microns/hour)']+d.speciesNames()) for n in range(20): x[ih] /= 1.4 g.setState_TPX(t, p, x) d.advanceCoverages(10.0) # iintegrate the coverages to steady state carbon_dot = d.netProductionRates(phase = dbulk)[0] mdot = mw*carbon_dot rate = mdot/dbulk.density() writeCSV(f,[x[ih],rate*1.0e6*3600.0]+list(d.coverages())) f.close() print 'H concentration, growth rate, and surface coverages written to file diamond.csv'