Autocatalysis in a shear flow

Michael A. Allen; John Brindley; John H. Merkin; Michael J. Pilling

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.54.2140

Autocatalysis in a shear flow

Michael A. Allen
, John Brindley
, John H. Merkin
, Michael J. Pilling

University of Leeds

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We present numerical results indicating that the application of a laminar shear flow to an autocatalytic reaction front can lead to an enhanced rate of reaction. This is a result of the formation of a nonplanar wave front propagating at a speed approaching that of the shear amplitude.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2140-2142
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	54
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.54.2140
Publication status	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

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Autocatalysis in a shear flow

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