The Influence of the Lewis Number on the Dynamics of Chemically Reacting Systems.

Abstract

The influence of Lewis number on stability and oscillations for stirred tanks, catalytic wires and gauzes, and catalyst particles is determined quantitatively. The mathematical structure is discussed and illustrated by example. Relaxation oscillations are found to be the natural asymptote to the bifurcating limit cycles as the Lewis number vanishes. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA064037

Entities

People

  • Stuart P. Hastings
  • W. Harmon Ray

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Catalysts
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Formulas (Mathematics)
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Mass Transfer
  • Mathematics
  • Sequences
  • Steady State
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Transport Ships
  • Universities
  • Wisconsin

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.