TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonuniqueness of equilibria in closed reacting systems
AU - Othmer, H. G.
PY - 1976
Y1 - 1976
N2 - While the equilibrium point in an ideal closed reacting system is unique and globally stable, it is shown herein that nonideal systems can have multiple equilibria and that more than one of these can be stable. The simplest kind of nonideality, exemplified by strictly regular solutions, can lead to large jumps in the equilibrium concentrations with only small parameter changes, in analogy to behavior known for open systems.
AB - While the equilibrium point in an ideal closed reacting system is unique and globally stable, it is shown herein that nonideal systems can have multiple equilibria and that more than one of these can be stable. The simplest kind of nonideality, exemplified by strictly regular solutions, can lead to large jumps in the equilibrium concentrations with only small parameter changes, in analogy to behavior known for open systems.
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U2 - 10.1016/0009-2509(76)87020-0
DO - 10.1016/0009-2509(76)87020-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0017252665
SN - 0009-2509
VL - 31
SP - 993
EP - 1003
JO - Chemical Engineering Science
JF - Chemical Engineering Science
IS - 11
ER -