Thermal stability investigation in a reactive sphere of combustible material (Q310451)

The author gives a short overview of the background of self-ignited fires of stockpiles of combustible material. After that, the mathematical formulation for a reactive sphere of combustible material is stated, where a one-dimensional nonlinear energy equation is used to describe the problem. This problem is solved numerically by the application of different methods corresponding to the different terms, e.g., a semi-implicit finite difference scheme or second-order central schemes. Finally, numerical results regarding the effects of kinetic parameters on temperature, thermal stability and blow-ups are presented.