Luss, Dan2022-11-102022-11-1019773901558https://hdl.handle.net/10657/12589This work examines and classifies the steady state behavioral features of lumped parameter systems in which either two consecutive first order chemical reactions A->B->C, or two independent first order chemical reactions A->P1, B->P2 occur. Both reaction schemes behave in a similar fashion, and it is shown that the case of A->P1, B->P2 can be treated as a special case of A->B->C. When both reactions are endothermic, a unique steady state solution exists. When both reactions are exothermic, a maximum of five steady state solutions could occur. When one reaction is exothermic and the other is endothermic a maximum of three steady state solutions may exist. When one reaction is isothermal and the other is endothermic a unique solution exists, while when both reactions are isothermal y=l is the only steady state solution. When the first reaction is exothermic and the second is isothermal, the problem degenerates to that of a single chemical reaction occuring in a lumped parameter system. However, when the first reaction is isothermal and the second is exothermic, a maximum of five steady state solutions may occur. [...]application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital