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Low frequency temperature forcing of chemical oscillations

  • J. Novak
  • , B.W. Thompson
  • , M.C.T. Wilson
  • , A.F. Taylor
  • , M.M. Britton

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    Abstract

    The low frequency forcing of chemical oscillations by temperature is investigated experimentally in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction and in simulations of the Oregonator model with Arrhenius temperature dependence of the rate constants. Forcing with temperature leads to modulation of the chemical frequency. The number of response cycles per forcing cycle is given by the ratio of the natural frequency to the forcing frequency and phase locking is only observed in simulations when this ratio is a whole number and the forcing amplitude is small. The global temperature forcing of flow-distributed oscillations in a tubular reactor is also investigated and synchronisation is observed in the variation of band position with the external signal, reflecting the periodic modulation of chemical oscillations by temperature.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)12321-12327
    JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
    Volume13
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Jun 2011

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