Abstract
Standing waves and acoustic heating in a one-dimensional resonator filled
with chemically reacting gas, is the subject of investigation. The
chemical reaction of A → B type, which takes place in a gas, may be
reversible or not. Governing equations for the sound and entropy mode
which is generated in the field of sound are derived by use of a special
mathematical method. Under some conditions, sound waves propagating in
opposite directions do not interact. The character of nonlinear dynamics
of the sound and relative acoustic heating or cooling depends on
reversibility of a chemical reaction. Some examples of acoustic heating in
a resonator are illustrated and discussed.
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