International Journal of Chemical Engineering (Jan 2014)

Analytical Solution of Nonlinear Dynamics of a Self-Igniting Reaction-Diffusion System Using Modified Adomian Decomposition Method

  • Felicia Shirly Peace,
  • Narmatha Sathiyaseelan,
  • Lakshmanan Rajendran

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/825797
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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A mathematical model of the dynamics of the self-ignition of a reaction-diffusion system is studied in this paper. An approximate analytical method (modified Adomian decomposition method) is used to solve nonlinear differential equations under steady-state condition. Analytical expressions for concentrations of the gas reactant and the temperature have been derived for Lewis number (Le) and parameters β, γ, and ϕ2. Furthermore, in this work, the numerical simulation of the problem is also reported using MATLAB program. An agreement between analytical and numerical results is noted.