Mixed mathematics

Co-rotating twin screw extruders allow for the possibility of adjusting the amount of axial mixing. Mathematical modeling can be found in the works of Erdmenger [69], Armstroff [70], Kim et al. [71] and Booy [72,73]. Mixing studies were done by Todd [74], W)rman [75], Maheshri and Wyman [76,77]. Experimental data have been obtained by Werner [78], Jewmenow and Kim [79], and Kim et al. [71,80,81]. 

Spray polymerisation can be seen as an extension of spray drying in which the solid is formed by polymerisation reactions. Literature models of spray polymerisation treat droplets as fully mixed. Mathematical models accounting for spatial... 

Sastri et al. (1983) modeled a three-phase noncatalytic but reactive system to produce industrial concentrations of zinc hydrosulfite (ZnS204) in an SBR. Three different approaches were proposed plug-flow, axial diffusion, and perfect mixing mathematical models. The authors compared the numerical solutions for the three models and noticed that the experimental data are well predicted by the axially dispersed plug-flow (diffusion) model, moderately predicted with the plug-flow model, and poorly predicted with the perfect mixing model. 

In the complex mathematical representation, quadrature means that, at the (s + 1) wave mixing level, the product of. s input fields constituting the. sth order generator and the signal field can be organized as a product of (s + l)/2 conjugately paired fields. Such a pair for field is given by = ,One sees that the exponent... 

Nassehi, V. et ai, 1998. Development of a validated, predictive mathematical model for rubber mixing. Plast. Rubber Compos. 26, 103-112. 

Remember that the hump which causes the instability with respect to phase separation arises from an unfavorable AH considerations of configurational entropy alone favor mixing. Since AS is multiplied by T in the evaluation of AGj, we anticipate that as the temperature increases, curves like that shown in Fig. 8.2b will gradually smooth out and eventually pass over to the form shown in Fig. 8.2a. The temperature at which the wiggles in the curve finally vanish will be a critical temperature for this particular phase separation. We shall presently turn to the Flory-Huggins theory for some mathematical descriptions of this critical point. The following example reminds us of a similar problem encountered elsewhere in physical chemistry. 

The phenomenon of concentration polarization, which is observed frequently in membrane separation processes, can be described in mathematical terms, as shown in Figure 30 (71). The usual model, which is weU founded in fluid hydrodynamics, assumes the bulk solution to be turbulent, but adjacent to the membrane surface there exists a stagnant laminar boundary layer of thickness (5) typically 50—200 p.m, in which there is no turbulent mixing. The concentration of the macromolecules in the bulk solution concentration is c,. and the concentration of macromolecules at the membrane surface is c. 

Mathematically speaking, a process simulation model consists of a set of variables (stream flows, stream conditions and compositions, conditions of process equipment, etc) that can be equalities and inequalities. Simulation of steady-state processes assume that the values of all the variables are independent of time a mathematical model results in a set of algebraic equations. If, on the other hand, many of the variables were to be time dependent (m the case of simulation of batch processes, shutdowns and startups of plants, dynamic response to disturbances in a plant, etc), then the mathematical model would consist of a set of differential equations or a mixed set of differential and algebraic equations. 

Mixed-integer programming contains integer variables with the values of either 0 or 1. These variables represent a stmcture or substmcture. A special constraint about the stmctures states that of a set of (stmcture) integer variables only one of them can have a value of 1 expressed in a statement the sum of the values of (alternate) variables is equal to 1. In this manner, the arbitrary relations between stmctures can be expressed mathematically and then the optimal solution is found with the help of a computer program. (52). 

Most of the assumptions are based on idealized models, indicating the limitations of the mathematical methods employed and the quantity and type of experimental data available. For example, the details of the combinatorial entropy of a binary mixture may be well understood, but modeling requires, in large measure, uniformity so the statistical relationships can be determined. This uniformity is manifested in mixing rules and a minimum number of adjustable parameters so as to avoid problems related to the mathematics, eg, local minima and multiple solutions. 

The Prandtl mixing length concept is useful for shear flows parallel to walls, but is inadequate for more general three-dimensional flows. A more complicated semiempirical model commonly used in numerical computations, and found in most commercial software for computational fluid dynamics (CFD see the following subsection), is the A — model described by Launder and Spaulding (Lectures in Mathematical Models of Turbulence, Academic, London, 1972). In this model the eddy viscosity is assumed proportional to the ratio /cVe. 

When a process is continuous, nucleation frequently occurs in the presence of a seeded solution by the combined effec ts of mechanical stimulus and nucleation caused by supersaturation (heterogeneous nucleation). If such a system is completely and uniformly mixed (i.e., the product stream represents the typical magma circulated within the system) and if the system is operating at steady state, the particle-size distribution has definite hmits which can be predic ted mathematically with a high degree of accuracy, as will be shown later in this section. 

Two types of interac tion, competition, and predation are so important that worthwhile insight comes from considering mathematical formulations. Assuming that specific growth-rate coefficients are different, no steady state can be reached in a well-mixed continuous culture with both types present because, if one were at steady state with [L = D, the other would have [L unequal to D and a rate of change unequal to zero. The net effect is that the faster-growing type takes over while the other dechnes to zero. In real systems—even those that approximate well-mixed continuous cultures—there may be profound... 

Mixing of product and feed (backmixing) in laboratory continuous flow reactors can only be avoided at very high length-to-diameter (aspect) ratios. This was observed by Bodenstein and Wohlgast (1908). Besides noticing this, the authors also derived the mathematical expression for reaction rate for the case of complete mixing. 

On a prospective basis, an agency can project its source composition and location and their emissions into the future and by the use of mathematical models and statishcal techniques determine what control steps have to be taken now to establish future air quality levels. Since the future involves a mix of existing and new sources, decisions must be made about the control levels required for both categories and whether these levels should be the same or different. 

This is referred to as the condition of being "well-mixed." From the purely mathematical... 

Non-ideal reactors are described by RTD functions between these two extremes and can be approximated by a network of ideal plug flow and continuously stirred reactors. In order to determine the RTD of a non-ideal reactor experimentally, a tracer is introduced into the feed stream. The tracer signal at the output then gives information about the RTD of the reactor. It is thus possible to develop a mathematical model of the system that gives information about flow patterns and mixing. 

Tosun, G., 1992. A mathematical model of mixing and polymerization in a semibatch stirred tank reactor. American Institution of Chemical Engineers Journal, 38, 425 37. 

This formulation is not just a mathematical trick to form an antisymmetric vravefunction. Quantum mechanics specifies that an electron s location is not deterministic but rather consists of a probability density in this sense, it can he anywhere. This determinant mixes all of the possible orbitals of all of the electrons in the molecular system to form the wavefunction. 

Similarity concepts use physical and mathematical relations between variables to compare the expected performance of mixing/agitation in different sized systems [33]. This is usually only a part answer to the scale-up problem. 

Heat transfer in the furnace is mainly by radiation, from the incandescent particles in the flame and from hot radiating gases such as carbon dioxide and water vapor. The detailed theoretical prediction of overall radiation exchange is complicated by a number of factors such as carbon particle and dust distributions, and temperature variations in three-dimensional mixing. This is overcome by the use of simplified mathematical models or empirical relationships in various fields of application. 

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