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When the differential is decidedly kept equal to or less than the designed-in value, the life of the elko is then determined by the familiar doubling rule—every 10°C fall in core temperature (from its maximum rated) the life doubles. That is how we can finally get the required 44k hours. For example if the core is correctly estimated to be at 65°C, then the calculated life of a 2000 hour capacitor is actually 2000 x2x2x2x2x2 = 64k hours. 

However, in direct customer communications, Chemicon has, at least in the past, allowed a higher ripple current than the rating. But the life calculation method given is then slightly different. This amounts to a special doubling rule every 5°C, which we will describe below using a practical example. 

Rates of reaction usually go up when the temperature increases, although in catalysis this is only partly true as we will see later in this chapter. As a (crude ) rule of thumb, the rate of reaction doubles for every 10 K increase in temperature. 

Temperature. A rough rule is that the value of k doubles for every rise in temperature of 10 C. Particle size. Increasing the surface area of solids by pulverization increases the reaction rate. Catalysts and inhibitors. A catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a reaction but is recovered unchanged at the end of the reaction. Inhibitors decrease the rate. 

In the absence of compound specific data on temperature effects, Equation 26 can still be useful for approximate corrections using assumed values of Ea. Thus, the rule-of-thumb that reaction rates approximately double for every 10°C increase in temperature, is justified because most reactions of organic substances in solution have anEa of about 50 kj /mol. Most reported rate constants probably overestimate environmental rates slightly because the former typically are measured near 25°C, and 15°C is more typical of natural waters. 

A practical rule of thumb is that the rate of change doubles with every 10° rise in temperature. However, stability tests are rarely run at temperatures exceeding 50°C, since too drastic deviations from normal storage conditions cause distortions in the predictions of stability. 

NO and C1N02 molecules that collide in the correct orientation, with enough kinetic energy to climb the activation energy barrier, can react to form N02 and C1NO. As the temperature of the system increases, the number of molecules that carry enough energy to react when they collide also increases. The rate of reaction therefore increases with temperature. As a rule, the rate of a reaction doubles for every 10 C increase in the temperature of the system. 

Conventionally, rules of thumb have been widely used in the industry for curing rubbers. It has been assumed that the rate of cure is doubled for every 10 C increase in cure temperature. 

Probably no part of the polystyrene production plant has changed as much over the last 30 years as the methods of process control. The early polystyrene processes required little process control because they were operated at reaction rates that were inherently stable. For polystyrene, a rule of thumb is that the reaction rate doubles with every increase in temperature of 10 °C. If the reaction is conducted at rates that evolve heat at a rate that requires a temperature... 

There is a rule of thumb that states that the rate of reaction doubles for every 10 C increase in temperature. Hcwever, this is true only for a specific combination of activation energy and temperature. For example, if the activation energy is 53.6 kJ/tnol, the rate will double only if the temperature is raised from 300 K to 310 -K. If the activation energy is 147 kJ/mol, the rule will be valid only if the tempeiatuie is raised from 500 K to 510 K. See Problem P3-5 for the derivation of this relationship.)... 

An often-quoted rule of thumb is that the rates of reactions roughly double for every 10°C increase in temperature. It is instructive to compute what activation energy would correspond to such a rate change. We will start by taking the logarithm of the Arrhenius expression. For temperatures Ti and T2 this gives us... 

Temperature. A rough rule is that the value of k doubles for every rise in temperature of 10°C. 

Temperature control to maintain the reaction solution within +/—0.1 °C of the desired temperature is required for enzyme assays. The rule-of-thumb is that the rate of enzyme-catalyzed reactions doubles for every 10°C or about 7% increase in the rate for every degree increase. Copeland et al. (38) described the effects of temperature on the activity of purified alkaline phosphatase (ALP, EC 3.1.3.1) from human liver, intestine, placenta, and porcine kidney. All the enzymes exhibited linear Arrhenius (log activity vs. temperature) relationships, and the activity at 30°C was about 1.2-times that at 25°C. The activity at 37°C was about 1.7-times that at 25°C. The choice of temperature depends of course on the assay. For clinical work, 30 °C is a compromise owing to the instability of some enzymes at 37 °C, but the latter has the advantage of giving faster rates (39). 

Challenges the rule of thumb, the rate doubles for every lO C increase temperature/ that the students learned in chemistry. Part (b) is a di version of P3-3. 

According to Arrhenius s equation, k = A exp the rate of a reaction is doubled for every 10°C rise in temperature. Hence, reactions performed at a 100°C higher temperature would have a reaction rate of 1/lOOOth of the conventional condition. Arrhenius s rule can be applied to derive the starting temperature and time for a reaction whose conventional conditions are known. For instance, a reaction that takes overnight (16 h) at room temperature (20°C) would be complete in 4 min at 100°C (Figure 25.2). Theoretically this is an accurate assessment, but it would be prudent to perform reactions at temperatures 10°C of the Arrhenius derived value. Reaction times are sometimes shorter than the predictions made using Arrhenius s equation. This is probably due to the development of pressure in sealed tubes or due to localized superheating of catalysts and additives within a reaction. 

Thermodynamics tells us whether a process can happen. Kinetics tells us whether that process will happen at a reasonable, or measurable, rate. The rates of chemical reactions have been found to depend very strongly on the temperature. A useful rule of thumb is that the rate doubles for every 10 K increase in temperature. The rate, k, of many reactions follows the Arrhenius rate law... 

A chemist s "rule of thumb" is that the rate of a chemical reaction doubles for every 10 °C increase in temperature. Use equation (2) to demonstrate this rule of thumb (assume that a typical chemical reaction has an activation energy of 50 kJ/mol). 

As a general rule, the reproduction ratio of a neutronic. Q system with all control rods in their withdrawn position should not be greater than about 1.005. At this value the neutron density in the system will double itself every seven or eight seconds and can therefore be easily controlled. 

Harcourt reported that the observed rate constant of a reaction doubled with every 10° increase in temperature, and this trend is sometimes offered as a "rule of thumb" in kinetics. Use the Arrhenius equation to evaluate the validity of the "rule" for a unimolecular reaction occurring over temperature ranges from 0°C to 100°C. Does the accuracy of the generalization depend on the activation energy for the reaction ... 

Rate of strength development. The effect of temperature on curing rate will vary for different adhesives. In general, low temperatures increase the curing period considerably and many epoxy resin formulations stop curing altogether below 5 °C. A rule of thumb often quoted is that the curing period doubles for every 10 °C fall in temperature below ambient but halves for every 10 °C rise in temperature above ambient. 

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