Dynamics of Catalytic Reactions and Reactors

研究的目的是提高实验和理论能力，以表征和理解催化反应的非线性是如何在反应器行为中表现出来的。一个综合的实验和理论的方法是计划来解释催化反应和反应器的动力学。催化反应通常具有非线性动力学，为振荡提供了必要的自催化步骤。计划是研究这样的系统，以及非线性系统对强迫扰动的响应和由两个或多个耦合自发振荡器组成的系统（这种系统近似空间波）。这项工作可能在两个方面产生重大影响：(1)随着反应堆类型和运行条件变得更加复杂，这些现象可能在设计和运行阶段被工业利用，以提高反应堆的性能；(2)帮助设计有效的控制机制，用于此类关联系统，其中干扰可能以不可预测的方式传播。

The objective of the research is to improve experimental and theoretical capabilities to characterize and understand how the nonlinearities of catalytic reactions are manifested in reactor behavior. An integrated experimental and theoretical approach is planned to explain the dynamics of catalytic reactions and reactors. Catalytic reactions often have nonlinear kinetics which provide the autocatalytic steps necessary for oscillations. The plan is to study such systems as well as the responses of nonlinear systems to forced disturbances and systems consisting of two or more coupled spontaneous oscillators (such systems approximate spatial waves). The work could have substantial impact in two ways: (1) as reactor types and operating conditions become more intricate, these phenomena may be exploited by industry in the design and the operating phase to improve reactor performance; and (2) aid in the design of efficient control mechanisms for such linked systems where disturbances can propagate in unpredictable ways.