1. Finite transition times for multispecies diffusion in heterogeneous media coupled via first-order reaction networks
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Elliot J. Carr and Jonah J. Klowss
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Steady state (electronics) ,Computer science ,First-order reaction ,Process (computing) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph) ,01 natural sciences ,010305 fluids & plasmas ,Reaction rate ,Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph) ,0103 physical sciences ,Key (cryptography) ,Physics - Biological Physics ,Statistical physics ,Diffusion (business) ,010306 general physics ,Physics - Computational Physics - Abstract
Calculating how long a coupled multi-species reactive-diffusive transport process in a heterogeneous medium takes to effectively reach steady state is important in many applications. In this paper, we show how the time required for such processes to transition to within a small specified tolerance of steady state can be calculated accurately without having to solve the governing time-dependent model equations. Our approach is valid for general first-order reaction networks and an arbitrary number of species. Three numerical examples are presented to confirm the analysis and investigate the efficacy of the approach. A key finding is that for sequential reactions our approach works better provided the two smallest reaction rates are well separated. MATLAB code implementing the methodology and reproducing the results in the paper is made available., 8 pages, 3 figures, accepted version of paper published in Physical Review E more...
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- 2020
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