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Importance of Time Constants in an Open Flow System: Mathematical Correction of Fast Ethylene Kinetics in Physiological Studies
Author(s) -
GREEF J. A.,
VEROUSTRAETE F.,
WIEMEERSCH L.,
FREDERICQ H.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1979.tb06510.x
Subject(s) - ethylene , kinetics , thermodynamics , volume (thermodynamics) , chemistry , range (aeronautics) , flow (mathematics) , continuous flow , volumetric flow rate , mechanics , materials science , catalysis , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , composite material
A mathematical analysis for fast changes of ethylene concentration in an open flow system (non‐steady‐state conditions) is presented and experimentally tested. In this way it becomes possible to determine true values of ethylene production in the minute range following physiological and environmental changes which influence ethylene evolution. By this procedure ethylene kinetics can also be compared in absolute values independent of flow rate and plant chamber volume.