Variational Formulation of Thermal Explosion Problem with Internal Heat Generation
نویسندگان
1 Melentiev Energy Systems Institute SB RAS, 130 Lermontova st., Irkusk, Russian Federation, 664033
doi
10.22052/ijmc.2025.256937.2017چکیده
The article considers the problem of thermal stability in plane symmetry with an exothermic chemical reaction and constant heat release. The dependence of the critical reactivity on the intensity of heat release is investigated. Differential and variational formulations are considered; for the latter, an approximate analytical solution is given that relates the parameters of the problem for critical conditions. A simple Rayleigh-Ritz procedure results in a set of equations expressing the temperature distribution in terms of polynomials. The ignition boundary can be found through second derivatives of the integral, which can be evaluated using some simplifications that are typical for combustion theory. The results are reduced to simple approximations that can be used to estimate the ignition limits in systems with combined heat release.