Thermal equilibrium models

D. THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL. The previous ease yields a model that is about as rigorous as one ean reasonably expeet. A final model, not quite as rigorous but usually quite adequate, is one in whieh thermal equihbrium between liquid and vapor is assumed to hold at all times. More simply, the vapor and. liquid temperatures are assumed equal to eaeh other T=T . This eliminates the need for an energy balanee for the vapor phase. It probably works pretty well because the sensible heat of the vapor is usually small compared with latent-heat effects. 

In this summary, the local thermal equilibrium model has been used to derive the energy equation. This model is much simpler than the two-phase model however, the local thermal equilibrium model is most likely not adequate to describe the transport of energy when the temperature of the fluid and solid are undergoing extremely rapid changes. Although such extremely rapid temperature changes are not expected, in most RTM, IP, and AP processes the correctness of the local thermal equilibrium assumption can be verified by following the procedure discussed by Whitaker [28]. 

Quantitative agreement can be obtained for the polyatomic solvent clusters but not for the 4EA(Ar), cluster using this cluster thermal equilibrium model. While the dispersed emission spectra of 4EA(Ar) clusters are not sufficiently well resolved to allow quantitative measurement of product state distributions, the model predicts that the 4EA 0° transition (at 0 cm -1 in Figure 5-11) should be the... 

Many attempts have been made to quantify SIMS data by using theoretical models of the ionization process. One of the early ones was the local thermal equilibrium model of Andersen and Hinthome [36-38] mentioned in the Introduction. The hypothesis for this model states that the majority of sputtered ions, atoms, molecules, and electrons are in thermal equilibrium with each other and that these equilibrium concentrations can be calculated by using the proper Saha equations. Andersen and Hinthome developed a computer model, C ARISMA, to quantify SIMS data, using these assumptions and the Saha-Eggert ionization equation [39-41]. They reported results within 10% error for most elements with the use of oxygen bombardment on mineralogical samples. Some elements such as zirconium, niobium, and molybdenum, however, were underestimated by factors of 2 to 6. With two internal standards, CARISMA calculated a plasma temperature and electron density to be used in the ionization equation. For similar matrices, temperature and pressure could be entered and the ion intensities quantified without standards. Subsequent research has shown that the temperature and electron densities derived by this method were not realistic and the establishment of a true thermal equilibrium is unlikely under SIMS ion bombardment. With too many failures in other matrices, the method has fallen into disuse. 

In a study of the photophysics of 45-A CdS clusters [62] O Neil et al. observed a broad luminescence band from 400nm to over 800 nm. The luminescence decay kinetics is multiexponential at all wavelengths, consisting of two distinct time regimes. The fast decay has a lifetime of 500ps and is weakly temperature dependent. The slower decay has a lifetime, on the order of 20 ns, and is strongly dependent on temperature. The authors invoke the three-level thermal equilibrium model to interpret the results. The electron is assumed to be trapped shallowly at D. Luminescence is assumed to come from recombination between detrapped electrons and trapped holes [62]. The gap between the LUMO and the top of the trap levels is estimated to be 3meV. 

CdS clusters of narrow size distribution were studied by Eychmuller et al. [63], In this case a rather narrow luminescence band can be observed near the absorption band. The decay kinetics of this excitonic luminescence is multiexponential with a typical lifetime on the order of nanoseconds, much longer than the expected exciton lifetime. The temperature dependence of the excitonic luminescence shows complex behavior. Again, the authors use the three-level thermal equilibrium model to explain the data. The excitonic luminescence is identified as delayed luminescence occurring by detrapping of trapped electrons. Furthermore, they invoke the concept... 

Zahed, H.A. and Epstein, N., Batch and continuous spouted drying of cereal grains The thermal equilibrium model. Can. J. Chem. Eng., 70, 945-953,1992. 

In an attempt to simplify the foregoing discussions, only a select few models are covered. This starts, for historical reasons, with a brief overview of the Local Thermal Equilibrium model. This is covered in Section 3.3.2.I. The Bond Breaking model is then discussed in Section 3.3.2.2, followed by the Electron Tunneling model in Section 3.3.2.3. For completeness sake, the Kinetic Emission model is presented in Section 3.3.2.4 as this appears to be responsible for the production of multiply charged atomic ions from the elements hghter than Phosphoras. Although many other models have also been put forward, only these are covered as the latter three, in particular, represent those currendy accepted for the respective systems described. 

Horie and his coworkers [90K01] have developed a simplified mathematical model that is useful for study of the heterogeneous nature of powder mixtures. The model considers a heterogeneous mixture of voids, inert species, and reactant species in pressure equilibrium, but not in thermal equilibrium. The concept of the Horie VIR model is shown in Fig. 6.3. As shown in the figure, the temperatures in the inert and reactive species are permitted to be different and heat flow can occur from the reactive (usually hot) species to the inert species. When chemical reaction occurs the inert species acts to ther-... 

Both extreme models of surface heterogeneity presented above can be readily used in computer simulation studies. Application of the patch wise model is amazingly simple, if one recalls that adsorption on each patch occurs independently of adsorption on any other patch and that boundary effects are neglected in this model. For simplicity let us assume here the so-called two-dimensional model of adsorption, which is based on the assumption that the adsorbed layer forms an individual thermodynamic phase, being in thermal equilibrium with the bulk uniform gas. In such a case, adsorption on a uniform surface (a single patch) can be represented as... 

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In order to reduce the complexity of the problem, several approximation schemes have been developed. In the BGK model, the collision integral is replaced by a simple local term ensuring that the well-known Maxwell distribution is reached at thermal equilibrium [16]. The linearization method assumes that the phase space distribution is given by a small perturbation h on top of a (local) Maxwell distribu-tion/o (see, e.g., [17, 18]) ... 

Secondary Ion Yields. The most successful calculations of secondary in yields are based on the local thermal equilibrium (LTE) model of Andersen and Hinthorne (1973), which assumes that a plasma in thermodynamic equilibrium is generated locally in the solid by ion bombardment. Assuming equilibrium, the law of mass action can be applied to find the ratio of ions, neutrals and electrons, and the Saha-Eggert equation is derived ... 

If this model is further simplified by considering unidirectional flow, the number of equations is reduced to four (Wallis, 1969). Another example is Bankoff s variable-density, single-fluid model for two-phase flow (Bankoff, 1960). Since it is based on an intimate mixture, both mechanical equilibrium (i.e., same velocity) and thermal equilibrium (same temperature) between the two phases must logically be assumed (Boure, 1975). 

Alternate mass-core hard potential channel In the two billiard gas models just discussed there is no local thermal equilibrium. Even though the internal temperature can be clearly defined at any position(Alonso et al, 2005), the above property may be considered unsatisfactory(Dhars, 1999). In order to overcome this problem, we have recently introduced a similar model which however exhibits local thermal equilibrium, normal diffusion, and zero Lyapunov exponent(Li et al, 2004). 

As is implied by the name, a unimolecular reaction is one in which a single molecule of reactant decomposes or rearranges to give rise to product molecules. Ordinary thermal reactions can be modeled by a process which considers the reactant to be in thermal equilibrium with a transition state which then decomposes (rearranges) to give products. One can theoretically describe the process and its isotope effects using transition state theory. For unimolecular reactions, on the other hand, while there is still a transition state, it is not in thermal equilibrium with the reactant except for systems at high pressure. Consequently, a more elaborate theoretical framework is required to understand unimolecular reactions and their isotope effects. 

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