Authors
Citation
M. Karttunen et al., NUCLEATION, GROWTH, AND SCALING IN SLOW COMBUSTION, Journal of statistical physics, 90(5-6), 1998, pp. 1401-1411
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Physycs, Mathematical
Journal title
ISSN journal
00224715
Volume
90
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1401 - 1411
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4715(1998)90:5-6<1401:NGASIS>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We study the nucleation and growth of flame fronts in slow combustion.
This is modeled by a set of reaction-diffusion equations for the temp
erature held, coupled to a background of reactants and augmented by a
term describing random temperature fluctuations for ignition. We estab
lish connections between this model and the classical theories of nucl
eation and growth of droplets from a metastable phase. Our results are
in good agreement with theoretical predictions.