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It is worth mentioning that a(a) cannot be simply replaced by any time-dependent function, such as f(t) = because in this case the meaning of basic kinetic equation would alter yielding a contentious form, a = k,(T) r f(a). This mode was once popular and serviced in metallurgy, where it was applied in the form of the so-called Austin-Rickett equation [525]. From the viewpoint of kinetic evaluation it, however, is inconsistent as this equation contains on its right-hand side two variables of the same nature (a and t) but in different connotation so that the kinetic constant k,(T) is not a true kinetic constant. As a result, the parallel use of these both variables, provides incompatible values of kinetic data, which can be prevented by simple manipulation and re-substitution. Practically, the Austin-Rickett equation can be straightforwardly transferred back to the standard kinetic form [3] to contain either variable or or t on its own by, e.g., a simplified assumption that a and a = f/p and a = = cl . 

Exploration for an acceptable or optimum design of a new reaction process may need to consider reactor types, several catalysts, specifications of feed and product, operating conditions, and economic evaluations. Modifications to an existing process hkewise may need to consider many cases. These efforts can oe eased by commercial kinetics services. A typical one can handle up to 20 reactions in CSTRs or... 

Corrosion tests are intended to identify materials that provide adequate corrosion performance and service life at a low materials cost. To ensure this, as noted earlier, corrosionists evaluate the performance of materials, the effectiveness of protection strategies (coatings, inhibitors, cathodic protection), and the mechanism and kinetics of corrosion processes in specific environments in service tests, pilot plant tests, and laboratory tests. Increasingly, materials costs are being evaluated in the context of component or structure service life. In this way, factors such as maintenance, repairs, replacement, rehabilitation, process downtime, and interest rates are added into the cost of providing adequate corrosion performance over the service life of the component or structure. Finding or producing the necessary data from corrosion tests for such... 

Kinetic information is crucial for evaluating the times and temperatures associated with the processing, service lifetimes, and storage of materials. It is also of value for understanding the mechanisms of thermal processes. In a pragmatic sense the objective of kinetics is often to provide a mathematical relationship between time, temperature, and conversion. 

The microclimatic stress level of UV radiation and moisture on the PV modules is modelled as function of the module temperature and the important climatic parameters. Simple time transformation functions were used for the design of appropriate accelerated service life tests. The evaluated testing times differ up to an order of magnitude for different cUmatic locations, depending on the kinetics of the dominant degradation processes. 

In the previous sections, the fundamental kinetic equations that can be used to correlate experimental data and to calculate ammonia production under given operating conditions have been discussed. Chemical and physical factors, such as mass, heat, and momentum transfer, which could limit the available active surface of the catalyst and the reaction rate in industrial service, have also been mentioned and evaluated. In the following section, we shall consider the basic design criteria... 

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