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Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Physical Review E
Volume
47
Issue
5
Publisher
American Physical Society
Publication Date
5-1-1993
First Page
3761
Last Page
3764
Abstract
Propagating wave fronts resulting from autocatalytic chemical reactions have been the focus of much recent research. For the most part, the hydrodynamics resulting from such reactions has been neglected. In this work, a relation is derived for the normal speed of a propagating wave front as a function of the local curvature when fluid motion is allowed. This ‘‘eikonal’’ equation is a generalization of one which was derived in the absence of fluid flow. It is also shown that small variations in the fluid density due to the chemical reaction do not change the form of the relation.
Recommended Citation
Modification of the eikonal relation for chemical waves to includefluid flow, J. W. Wilder, D. A. Vasquez, and B. F. Edwards, Phys. Rev.E Brief Reports 47, 3761 (1993) [12].
Comments
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.47.3761Published by the American Physical Society in Physical Review E. Publisher PDF is available for download through the link above.