Concept

The PrIMe Data Warehouse is a living collection of data pertinent to the field of combustion chemistry and to development of predictive combustion models. (Expansion to other domains, such as atmospheric chemistry and astrophysics, is anticipated.) The data collected include species thermodynamics, transport properties, reaction rate coefficients, as well as experimental observations. The collection is open to and draws from everyone in the world. The goal of collecting these data is not just to make parallel collections, but to continuously modify the old data, add new data, and express (supporting or differing) opinions, all while documenting the sources and the process (scientific reasoning for making these changes).

Organization

The PrIMe Data Warehouse has two parts: PrIMe Data Depository and PrIMe Data Library. The PrIMe Data Depository stores all submitted data, both experimental and theoretical. The PrIMe Data Library will list the community-consensus best current datasets along with documentation of the rationale behind making the recommendation. The best current data will be continuously subjected to scrutiny by the entire community and periodically modified as the community reaches new consensus.

Process

Everyone can peruse the information collected in the PrIMe Data Depository.

PrIMe members can contribute to the PrIMe Data Depository. Submission of new data is accomplished via an automated web submission forms.

PrIMe Work Groups are responsible for the selection and integrity of the data in the PrIMe Data Library. They will follow procedures for validation of PrIMe Data Depository data in order to provide error quantification for the PrIMe Data Library.

Everyone can examine the history and rationale for the current recommendations in the PrIMe Data Library. They will be able to access the best recommended dataset for their model development, and submit their comments, recommendations, opinion, and critique for consideration.