Table 3 Definition of symbols for the Frank-Kamenetskii model (Equation 3) (Hill & Quintiere 2000 )
Symbol | Definition | Unit |
|---|---|---|
δ c | critical Damköhler number | - |
r o | characteristic length | m |
k | thermal conductivity | W m-1·K-1 |
h | convective heat transfer coefficient | W m-2·K-1 |
T a | critical ambient temperature | K |
A | pre-exponential factor in the Arrhenius equation | s-1 |
ΔH c | heat of reaction | J kg-1 |
ρ | density | kg m-3 |
E | activation energy | J mol-1 |
R | universal gas constant (8.314) | J K-1·mol-1 |