# SMB simulations no longer running on CADET-Process 0.10

**URL:** <https://forum.cadet-web.de/t/smb-simulations-no-longer-running-on-cadet-process-0-10/1168>\
**Category:** CADET Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [February 20, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.cadet-web.de/t/smb-simulations-no-longer-running-on-cadet-process-0-10/1168 "2025-02-20T23:49:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![joseaniceto](https://forum.cadet-web.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@joseaniceto](https://forum.cadet-web.de/u/joseaniceto)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.cadet-web.de/t/smb-simulations-no-longer-running-on-cadet-process-0-10/1168/1 "2025-02-20T23:49:08Z")

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### Expected behavior.

Hi

I have just updated CADET-Process to 0.10 and all my SMB simulations no longer run. I have tried several variations, including several examples from the docs and I get the same error (below). Can’t understand the problem. If I go back to 0.9 it works.

### Actual behavior

```auto
There was an exception in simulate_n_cycles
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\josep\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\log.py", line 172, in wrapper
    return function(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\josep\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\simulator\simulator.py", line 308, in simulate_n_cycles
    return self.run(process, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\josep\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\simulator\cadetAdapter.py", line 133, in wrapper
    results = func(self, process, *args, **kwargs)
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\josep\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\simulator\cadetAdapter.py", line 246, in run
    raise CADETProcessError(
CADETProcess.CADETProcessError.CADETProcessError: CADET Error: Simulation failed with 

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CADETProcessError Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[4], line 7
      4 process_simulator = Cadet()
      5 process_simulator.n_cycles = 3
----> 7 simulation_results = process_simulator.simulate(process)
      9 _ = simulation_results.solution.raffinate.inlet.plot()
     10 _ = simulation_results.solution.extract.inlet.plot()

File ~\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\simulator\simulator.py:252, in SimulatorBase.simulate(self, process, previous_results, **kwargs)
    249 raise CADETProcessError("Process is not configured correctly.")
    251 if not self.evaluate_stationarity:
--> 252 results = self.simulate_n_cycles(
    253 process, self.n_cycles, previous_results, **kwargs
    254 )
    255 else:
    256 results = self.simulate_to_stationarity(
    257 process, previous_results, **kwargs
    258 )

File ~\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\log.py:150, in log_time.<locals>.log_time_decorator.<locals>.wrapper(*args, **kwargs)
    147 @wraps(function)
    148 def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
    149 start = time.time()
--> 150 result = function(*args, **kwargs)
    151 elapsed = time.time() - start
    152 logger = get_logger(logger_name, level=None)

File ~\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\log.py:201, in log_results.<locals>.log_results_decorator.<locals>.wrapper(*args, **kwargs)
    197 logger = get_logger(logger_name, level=None)
    199 logger.debug('{} was called with {}, {}'.format(
    200 function, *args, **kwargs))
--> 201 results = function(*args, **kwargs)
    202 logger.debug(f'Results: {results}')
    204 return results

File ~\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\log.py:180, in log_exceptions.<locals>.log_exception_decorator.<locals>.wrapper(*args, **kwargs)
    177 logger.exception(err)
    179 # re-raise the exception
--> 180 raise e

File ~\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\log.py:172, in log_exceptions.<locals>.log_exception_decorator.<locals>.wrapper(*args, **kwargs)
    170 logger = get_logger(logger_name, level=None)
    171 try:
--> 172 return function(*args, **kwargs)
    173 except Exception as e:
    174 # log the exception
    175 err = "There was an exception in "

File ~\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\simulator\simulator.py:308, in SimulatorBase.simulate_n_cycles(self, process, n_cyc, previous_results, **kwargs)
    305 if previous_results is not None:
    306 self.set_state_from_results(process, previous_results)
--> 308 return self.run(process, **kwargs)
    310 self.n_cycles = n_cyc_orig

File ~\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\simulator\cadetAdapter.py:133, in Cadet.locks_process.<locals>.wrapper(self, process, *args, **kwargs)
    130 process.lock = True
    131 locked_process = True
--> 133 results = func(self, process, *args, **kwargs)
    135 if locked_process:
    136 process.lock = False

File ~\miniconda3\envs\cadet\Lib\site-packages\CADETProcess\simulator\cadetAdapter.py:246, in Cadet.run(self, process, cadet, file_path)
    241 if return_information.return_code != 0:
    242 self.logger.error(
    243 f'Simulation of {process.name} '
    244 f'with parameters {process.config} failed.'
    245 )
--> 246 raise CADETProcessError(
    247 f'CADET Error: Simulation failed with {return_information.error_message}'
    248 ) from None
    250 try:
    251 results = self.get_simulation_results(
    252 process, cadet, elapsed, return_information
    253 )

CADETProcessError: CADET Error: Simulation failed with 

```

### How to produce bug (including a minimal reproducible example)

Just trying to run the example from the SMBBuilder documentation gives me the error.

### File produced by `conda env export > environment.yml`

[cadet-env.yml](https://forum.cadet-web.de/uploads/short-url/bd6OGJouTAfhUXcUFfMKLhSVUZk.yml) (17.4 KB)

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**Author:** ![j.schmoelder](https://forum.cadet-web.de/user_avatar/forum.cadet-web.de/j.schmoelder/32/93_2.png) [@j.schmoelder](https://forum.cadet-web.de/u/j.schmoelder)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.cadet-web.de/t/smb-simulations-no-longer-running-on-cadet-process-0-10/1168/2 "2025-02-21T07:28:45Z")

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Hi José,

unfortunately, I could not reproduce the issue with CADET-Process; for me, it runs fine with v0.9/v0.10/dev-branch. But I feel your frustration and I’m happy to investigate this further during a call, ideally during our next [office hours](https://forum.cadet-web.de/t/introducing-office-hours/518), but if it’s urgent, I could also make some time next week.

Best regards,

Jo

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**Author:** ![joseaniceto](https://forum.cadet-web.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@joseaniceto](https://forum.cadet-web.de/u/joseaniceto)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.cadet-web.de/t/smb-simulations-no-longer-running-on-cadet-process-0-10/1168/4 "2025-02-21T21:30:13Z")

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Hey Jo

Hope all is great with you.

Thanks for the quick feedback. Must be something with my env then. Although I did create a clean one to test 0.10. I will make some more tests and I will join in the next office hours.

It’s nothing urgent and I can always go back to 0.9, but I would like to understand the problem and keep up with development.

Thanks again.

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**Author:** ![h.lanzrath](https://forum.cadet-web.de/user_avatar/forum.cadet-web.de/h.lanzrath/32/1186_2.png) [@h.lanzrath](https://forum.cadet-web.de/u/h.lanzrath)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.cadet-web.de/t/smb-simulations-no-longer-running-on-cadet-process-0-10/1168/5 "2026-01-27T11:41:51Z")

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