Travelling waves in a differential flow reactor with simple autocatalytic kinetics

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-174

  Merkin, J H ^a   Satnoianu, R A ^a   Scott, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autocatalytic; Chemical instability; Reaction diffusion; Waves

Indexed keywords

AUTOCATALYSIS; CATALYSIS; KINETICS; REACTOR;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; HEAT CONVECTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION KINETICS;

DIFFERENTIAL FLOW REACTORS; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS (IVP); TRAVELLING WAVES SOLUTION (TWS);

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

FLOW; REACTOR; WAVE;

EID: 0032004693     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004292023428     Document Type: Article

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