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Combustion waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

R. O. Weber  and
S. D. Watt
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Finding critical phenomena in two-dimensional combustion is normally done numerically. By using a centre-manifold reduction, we can find a reduced equation in one dimension. Once we have found the reduced equation, it is simpler to find critical phenomena. We consider two different problems. One is spontaneous ignition. We compare our results with known critical parameters to give some validity to our reduction technique. We also look at a combustion model with three equilibrium states. For this model, the possible transitions can occur as travelling waves between the unstable to either of the stable equilibrium or from one stable to the other stable state. For the latter transition, the direction of the transition tells us whether we have an extinction or ignition wave. We find the critical parameters when the direction of the wave changes.

Type
Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , April 1997 , pp. 464 - 476
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1997

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