Kinetic and thermodynamic lumping of multicomponent mixtures : proceedings of an ACS Symposium on Kinetic and Thermodynamic Lumping of Multicomponent Mixtures, Atlanta, GA, April 15, 1991

Information necessary to solve scientific or engineering problems is often so vast, that the need arises to lump information together into a more manageable subset in order to proceed. The idea of lumping is one which is used, more or less consciously, in a large variety of fields. The thermodynamics and kinetic behavior of multicomponent mixtures is an area where the requirements of lumping have been clearly identified and the techniques and results of lumping have been analyzed in considerable detail. This book comprises the proceedings of a Symposium on Kinetic and Thermodynamic Lumping of Multicomponent Mixtures which was held at the American Chemical Society Meeting in Atlanta, GA, in April 1991. Papers presented at the symposium consisted of both invited and contributed papers. Each invited paper was a review of a subfield within the landscape of the symposium while the contributed papers contain detailed analyses of specific problems. The symposium brought together active researchers in this field to report on and discuss the progress which has been made in the lumping of mixtures of very many components for a number of different applications, and to identify the important problem areas which still remain. This volume will serve both as an introduction to anyone entering the field, and as a reference work for more experienced researchers. Read more... Abstract: Information necessary to solve scientific or engineering problems is often so vast, that the need arises to lump information together into a more manageable subset in order to proceed. The idea of lumping is one which is used, more or less consciously, in a large variety of fields. The thermodynamics and kinetic behavior of multicomponent mixtures is an area where the requirements of lumping have been clearly identified and the techniques and results of lumping have been analyzed in considerable detail. This book comprises the proceedings of a Symposium on Kinetic and Thermodynamic Lumping of Multicomponent Mixtures which was held at the American Chemical Society Meeting in Atlanta, GA, in April 1991. Papers presented at the symposium consisted of both invited and contributed papers. Each invited paper was a review of a subfield within the landscape of the symposium while the contributed papers contain detailed analyses of specific problems. The symposium brought together active researchers in this field to report on and discuss the progress which has been made in the lumping of mixtures of very many components for a number of different applications, and to identify the important problem areas which still remain. This volume will serve both as an introduction to anyone entering the field, and as a reference work for more experienced researchers Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Page v , Gianni Astarita, Stanley I. Sandler LUMPING REVISITED: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT CHANGES , Pages 1-22 , JAMES WEI THE MATHEMATICS OF CONTINUOUS MIXTURES , Pages 23-32 , RUTHERFORD ARIS Lumping of Discrete Kinetic Systems , Pages 33-48 , Kenneth B. Bischoff, Abhash Nigam, Michael T. Klein A GENERAL ANALYSIS OF LUMPING IN CHEMICAL KINETICS , Pages 49-62 , G. LI, H. RABITZ AN ANALYSIS OF LUMPING BIMOLECULAR REACTIONS , Pages 63-85 , B.Z. LI, T.C. HO CONTINUOUS KINETICS OF BIMOLECULAR SYSTEMS , Pages 87-110 , Roberto Scaramella, Paolo Cicarelli, Gianni Astarita AN INDUSTRIAL VIEWPOINT ON LUMPING , Pages 111-129 , F.J. Krambeck MODELING OF THE KINETICS OF COMPLEX PROCESSES BASED UPON ELEMENTARY STEPS , Pages 131-161 , E. VYNCKIER, G.F. FROMENT STRUCTURAL MODELS OF CATALYTIC CRACKING CHEMISTRY , Pages 163-180 , David T. Allen Reconciliation of Molecular Detail and Lumping: An Asphaltene Thermolysis Example , Pages 181-206 , Abhash Nigam, Matthew Neurock, Michael T. Klein LUMPING PARALLEL REACTIONS , Pages 207-228 , Raffaella Ocone, Gianni Astarita CONTINUOUS THERMODYNAMICS FOR PHASE-EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATIONS IN CHEMICAL PROCESS DESIGN , Pages 229-275 , R.L. COTTERMAN, J.M. PRAUSNITZ KINETICS AND EQUILIBRIUM OF THE POLYMERIZATION OF BENZENE SERIES POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN A FLAME , Pages 277-291 , ROBERT A. ALBERTY A FREE ENERGY CRITERION FOR THE SELECTION OF PSEUDOCOMPONENTS FOR VAPOUR/LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATIONS , Pages 293-305 , A.G. Schlijper, A.R.D. van Bergen CONTINUOUS PHASE EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS FOR SEQUENTIAL OPERATIONS , Pages 307-324 , M.A. MATTHEWS, K.C. MANI, H.W. HAYNES JR. CONTINUOUS MIXTURE MODEL APPLIED TO THE VISCOSITY OF HYDROCARBON MIXTURES , Pages 325-340 , J.A. Lugo, J.G. Briano A Note On The Method of Moments in The Thermodynamics of Continuous Mixtures , Pages 341-350 , Stanley I. Sandler, Mark C. Libby SUBJECT INDEX , Pages 351-358 Information necessary to solve scientific or engineering problems is often so vast, that the need arises to lump information together into a more manageable subset in order to proceed. The idea of lumping is one which is used, more or less consciously, in a large variety of fields. The thermodynamics and kinetic behavior of multicomponent mixtures is an area where the requirements of lumping have been clearly identified and the techniques and results of lumping have been analyzed in considerable detail.

This book comprises the proceedings of a Symposium on Kinetic and Thermodynamic Lumping of Multicomponent Mixtures which was held at the American Chemical Society Meeting in Atlanta, GA, in April 1991. Papers presented at the symposium consisted of both invited and contributed papers. Each invited paper was a review of a subfield within the landscape of the symposium while the contributed papers contain detailed analyses of specific problems.

The symposium brought together active researchers in this field to report on and discuss the progress which has been made in the lumping of mixtures of very many components for a number of different applications, and to identify the important problem areas which still remain. This volume will serve both as an introduction to anyone entering the field, and as a reference work for more experienced researchers.