Kinetic Analysis of Metallurgical Systems

Abstract

Two questions about a chemical reaction are of paramount importance to Engineers engaged in research, design or operation involving chemical reactions: 1. Under what conditions a chemical reaction will feasible and how far can the reaction proceed. 2. How fast a reaction would take place under some desired operating conditions. Proper answers to the above are rather complex since many properties and condition of a chemical system affect both the feasibility and speed of reaction. Though the quest-ions are related, yet no unified quantitative approach exists and to a large extent they are handled separately by the science of thermodynamics and reaction kinetic. In this presentation, we will be dealing with the second aspect of a chemical reaction.