Asymptotic analysis of chemical reactions

Heikki Haario, Leonid Kalachev, Tapio Salmi, Juha Lehtonen

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Abstract

Chemical reaction schemes are typically simplified by considering the controlling steps of the process, the 'fast' reactions being taken into account by quasi-equilibrium assumptions. Traditionally, intuitive reasoning is employed to arrive at the simplified system. This may, however, be cumbersome and sometimes misleading. In this paper a systematic approach is presented that guarantees that the simplified model coincides with the asymptotics of the original one.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1131-1143
Number of pages13
JournalChemical Engineering Science
Volume54
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 1999

Keywords

  • Asymptotic analysis
  • Chemical kinetics
  • Quasi-equilibrium
  • Quasi-steady state

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