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Relaxation oscillations in chemical reactors
Author(s) -
Gilles E. D.,
Eigenberger Gerhart,
Ruppel Wilhelm
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690240517
Subject(s) - continuous stirred tank reactor , endothermic process , chemical reactor , exothermic reaction , relaxation (psychology) , oscillation (cell signaling) , thermodynamics , chemistry , chemical reaction , thermal , catalysis , physics , organic chemistry , psychology , social psychology , biochemistry , adsorption
This paper deals with a particular type of limit cycle in chemical reaction systems, the so‐called relaxation oscillation. This phenomenon can be caused by thermal or kinetically induced instabilities in a loop reactor or a CSTR, but can also occur in a catalytic fixed‐bed reactor for an endothermic reaction with self‐inhibiting or self‐accelerating steps.