The Critical Conditions in Thermal Explosion Theory with Reactant Consumption

Download or read book The Critical Conditions in Thermal Explosion Theory with Reactant Consumption written by J. Adler and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The energy and chemical kinetic equations describing the behavior of a symmetrically heated reactive material with finitie heat of reaction have been analyzed. For first order reactions the relationship betwen the parameters at criticality, and the critical induction period as a function of the parameters are determined. It is shown how the general nth order chemical reaction may be dealt with. The analysis results in an exact ignition temperature and a lower bound to the adiabatic temperature rise at criticality which increase with the order of the reaction. (Author).