A very simple yet accurate solution to the thermal explosion problem
Authors:
Ahmad R. Shouman
Affiliation:
Shouman Associates Engineering, 1006 Bloomdale Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88005, USA
Abstract:
A very simple solution to the thermal explosion problem for one-dimensional solids is presented. The solution produces analytical expressions for the criticality condition. Two different solutions are used. One solution gives higher answers than those known from exact solutions and the second solution gives lower answers. This allows bracketing the expected answer with a determined tolerance. The results obtained compare quite favorably with those obtained from known exact numerical solutions. This allows the utilization of the present method for many a practical problem with an acceptable tolerances.