Haber-Bosch Analysis Tool via Web Assembly WASM - Pragmatic Rust for Engineers - Episode 3
In Episode 3 of Pragmatic Rust for Engineers, we further delve into the Haber-Bosch process, a cornerstone in food production and climate change mitigation. Join me (Tim Janus) and Jonathan Ayala for an advanced exploration of a multi-bed Haber-Bosch Reactor. Initially, we explore an innovative configuration of a multi-bed reactor utilizing a WebAssembly (WASM)-based tool. Following this, we delve into the integration of Rust and JavaScript to develop a user interface. This interface facilitates the simulation and visualization of the sequential multi-bed reactor model we introduced in our previous episodes.
By the video's end, we saw how Rust most known as a low-level system programming languages can be executed in a Browser via WEBAssembly. This allows us to provide a great user-experience. With this 3rd video we conclude the Haber-Bosch process but there is more to come.
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General Learning Objectives:
Use multiple software stacks to model complex chemical processes, mirroring the interdisciplinary approach needed in modern engineering solutions.
Use the Web browser as sandbox and user-interface to empower users of your tools
Provide a analysis tool to investigate Haber-Bosch multi-bed reactor configurations and visualize the results we discussed with Jonathan.
Rust Learning Objectives:
Use wasm-pack and serve Rust code on the Web
Bind the Web browser Developer Console to Rust outputs and panics
HTML Forms and CSS design
JavaScript for Event-Handling and Interaction
React on HTML formulas in Rust and end up with an interactive analysis tool
Janus IT and friends:
Janus IT and friends that's me, Tim Janus, as your host and guests I will invite such that they can share their knowledge with us. In the third Episode, we will discuss a multi-bed reactor analysis of the Haber-Bosch Reaction with Jonathan Ayala.
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Chapters:
0:00 Highlights - Intro with Highlights of the Series
0:15 Introduction - Recap and Today's Agenda
1:29 Haber-Bosch Process - Exploring Design and Operational Parameters
4:32 Optimization - Meaning of Optimization in casual language and elseswhere
7:24 Synthesis Loop Recap - A brief review on the entire Haber-Bosch process
8:19 Catalyst Selection - Selectivity, Activity and more
9:48 Upcoming Code Transformations - From Machine-Code to WebAssembly
10:50 Rust and WebAssembly - Learning Goals and Implementing Rust for Web Applications
11:51 Start CODING - Installing Packages and Dependencies
14:59 Trigger Outputs - Trigger outputs from Rust in the Browser
19:22 Interface Rust with the Browser - Map the Web to Rust
23:16 Render into the Browser I - HTML Canvas Rendering, Rust Part
26:15 Render into the Browser II - Sandboxes and what to or not to expect
30:26 Render into the Browser III - HTML Canvas Rendering, Web Part
33:21 Interactive Web Elements I - Respond to Browser Events
36:58 Interactive Web Elements II - Forms for User Interaction
40:26 Summary - Dense Knowledge And Motivating Result
43:54 Outro - Not announced yet but more to come!
References:
https://hb-analysis.janus.rs - Online Version of the Analysis Tool
https://github.com/DarthB/pragmatic_r... - GitHub Repository containing the learning materials and much more information, references, etc. See the readme.md and the corresponding tasks.md in the repository.
https://github.com/srenevey/ode-solvers - GitHub Repository of the Crate we will be using as ODE-solver implementation.
https://github.com/plotters-rs/plotters - GitHub Repository of the Crate we will be using as Plotting library.
https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen - GitHub Repository of the Crate that allows us to use WebAssembly WASM as output target for our Rust Code.
https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-pack - GitHub Repository of the command line tool we use to build WebAssembly packages.
https://www.fertilizer.org/resource/t... - "# The Haber-Bosch Heritage: The Ammonia Production Technology", Max Appl, 1997, 50th Anniversary of the IFA Technical Conference, Sevilla, Spain, 25-26 September 1997
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... - "Modeling and performance improvement of an industrial ammonia synthesis reactor", Ahmad Shamiri and Nia Aliabadi, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
