Computer Aided Modeling of Polymer Reaction Engineering-The Status of Predici, I-Simulation

Over the last decade, the simulation package Predici has evolved from a solver for population balances describing molecular weight distributions in polymer reaction kinetics to a comprehensive tool for nearly all kinds of polymer processes. The key to Predici's wide‐spread applicability might be its modular implementation reflecting the underlying mathematical concepts. Thus an overview on the current status of Predici and its applications has to start with a detailed description of the mathematical techniques and algorithms behind Predici. The second part of the article presents typical applications and modeling approaches including recent extensions of the algorithm and references to publications. A comprehensive appendix provides additional balances of the implementation.