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Dynamics of A+B → C reaction fronts under radial advection in three dimensions.

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The dynamics of A+B→C reaction fronts is studied both analytically and numerically in three-dimensional systems when A is injected radially into B at a constant flow rate. The front dynamics… Click to show full abstract

The dynamics of A+B→C reaction fronts is studied both analytically and numerically in three-dimensional systems when A is injected radially into B at a constant flow rate. The front dynamics is characterized in terms of the temporal evolution of the reaction front position, r_{f}, of its width, w, of the maximum local production rate, R^{max}, and of the total amount of product generated by the reaction, n_{C}. We show that r_{f}, w, and R^{max} exhibit the same temporal scalings as observed in rectilinear and two-dimensional radial geometries both in the early-time limit controlled by diffusion, and in the longer time reaction-diffusion-advection regime. However, unlike the two-dimensional cases, the three-dimensional problem admits an asymptotic stationary solution for the reactant concentration profiles where n_{C} grows linearly in time. The timescales at which the transition between the regimes arise, as well as the properties of each regime, are determined in terms of the injection flow rate and reactant initial concentration ratio.

Keywords: dynamics reaction; fronts radial; radial advection; reaction; reaction fronts

Journal Title: Physical Review E
Year Published: 2019

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