This is a new release of PetraSim that provides bug fixes and improvements to the program and also implements new licensing tools. PetraSim users must have a maintenance contract that expires after 9/30/2023 to use PetraSim v2023.
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PetraSim v2023
New features/bug fixes in the 2023 release include additional support for TOUGHREACT v4.13 along with other new features. Unlike the TOUGHREACT v1.2 simulator that is still packaged with PetraSim, TOUGHREACT v4.13 is not included and must be purchased through Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
New Features/Improvements
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- New RockWare-specific license tools have been implemented in PetraSim.
- Network licenses can now be “borrowed” and “returned” for offline use.
- A new TOUGHREACT V3/4 simulation mode has been added to PetraSim to better support both TOUGHREACT v3.32 and v4.13.
- A new ICO2H2O parameters has been added to the TOUGHREACT | Solution Parameters dialog – option 3 for EOS2 and ECO2N, where the effect CO2 and H2O for mineral/rock reactions is considered.
- The TOLMB – Mass Balance Convergence Criterion parameter has been added to the TOUGHREACT | Solution Parameters dialog.
- TOUGHREACT v4.13 simulations can now be run through the Analysis menu.
- TOUGHREACT V4.13 input files can now be written through the File menu.
- The TOUGHREACT CSV Converter now supports MINC models.
- The height of the TOUGHREACT | Zone Data dialog has been increased to better support simulations with longer lists of water and mineral components.
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Housekeeping
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- The PetraSim manual has been updated with details about new program functionality.
- A PetraSim Licensing page has been created and contains support documents related to the new licensing tools in PetraSim v2023.
- New TOUGHREACT V4.13 examples have been posted to the PetraSim Exercises page.
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