A nonlinear parabolic system in the theory of combustion
A nonlinear parabolic system in the theory of combustion
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燃烧理论中的非线性抛物线系统
DOI:
10.1090/qam/463631
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发表时间:
1975
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D. Sattinger
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作者:
D. Sattinger
We shall assume throughout this paper that T0(x) > T0. The boundary-initial value problem (1.1)—(1.3) constitutes only the simplest model for combustion problems. A discussion of the derivation of the general equations of chemical kinetics may be found in the book by Gavalas [7]. The particular model (1.1)(1.3) has been discussed in an article by Gel'fand [6], and in [1]. As we see in Sec. 2, the solution T(x, t), n(x, t) of the boundary-initial value problem (1.1)—(1.3) tends asymptotically to the unique steady state T(x) = T0, n(x) = 0, and this ultimate state is independent of the initial data. The interest in the problem lies not in the final state which the system eventually reaches, but rather the manner in which that state is attained. In fact, the initial behavior of the system can differ markedly, depending on the initial data. Let a = E/RT0 and put « = exp ( — a). In actual problems a typically may range from 20 to 100 [8], and so we shall assume in this article that e is a small parameter (though not necessarily so small as exp ( — 20)). If the initial temperature and concentration are "below criticality", the combustion proceeds very slowly, on a time scale of order t, with the temperature remaining relatively close to T0, and the temperature and concentration decaying as exp (—et). On the other hand, if the temperature and