Existence and uniqueness theorem to a model of bimolecular surface reactions

We prove the existence and uniqueness of classical solutions to a coupled system of parabolic and ordinary differential equations in which the latter are determined on the boundary. This system describes the model of bimolecular surface reaction between carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide occurring on...

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description We prove the existence and uniqueness of classical solutions to a coupled system of parabolic and ordinary differential equations in which the latter are determined on the boundary. This system describes the model of bimolecular surface reaction between carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide occurring on supported rhodium in the case of slow desorption of the products.
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fulltext UDC 517.9 A. Ambrazevičius (Vilnius Univ., Lithuania) EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS THEOREM TO A MODEL OF BIMOLECULAR SURFACE REACTIONS TЕОРЕМА IСНУВАННЯ ТА ЄДИНОСТI ДЛЯ МОДЕЛI БIМОЛЕКУЛЯРНИХ ПОВЕРХНЕВИХ РЕАКЦIЙ We prove the existence and uniqueness of classical solutions to a coupled system of parabolic and ordinary differential equations in which the latter are determined on the boundary. This system describes the model of bimolecular surface reaction between carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide occurring on supported rhodium in the case of slow desorption of the products. Доведено iснування та єдинiсть класичних розв’язкiв зв’язаних систем параболiчних та звичайних диференцiальних рiвнянь, останнi з яких визначенi на межi. Система описує модель бiмолекулярної поверхневої реакцiї мiж моно- оксидом вуглецю та закисом азоту, що вiдбувається на нанесеному родiї у випадку повiльної десорбцiї продуктiв. 1. Introduction. Heterogeneous catalytic reactions are modeled by a coupled system of parabolic and ordinary differential equations. Some of these equations are considered in the domain, while the other equations have to be solved on a part of the boundary. The unimolecular reaction model taking into account the reactant adsorption and desorption and both fast and slow product desorption is considered in [1] and [2] and the existence and uniqueness of a classical solution are proved. In [9] and [10] the same problems are solved numerically. A model of unimolecular surface reactions involving adsorbate diffusion and rapid product desorption is studied in [3], where the existence and uniqueness of classical solutions are proved. The model is described by a system of parabolic differential equations, with one of them defined on a part of the boundary. In [11], the same problem is solved numerically. A bimolecular surface reaction model, where the concentration of the reactant on the surface is given and the product desorption is fast, is studied in [7] and [12] by using Monte Carlo simulations. In [4] we proved the existence and uniqueness theorem of the classical solution to the model of bimolecular surface reactions between the carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide, CO + N2O = = N2 + CO2, occurring on supported rhodium, Rh in the case of the rapid products desorption. In the present paper we consider the same reaction but with a slow products desorption and prove the existence and uniqueness theorem of the classical solution. This reaction proceeds via the following elementary steps: CO +K \kappa 1 \rightleftarrows \kappa 11 COK, N2O +K \kappa 2 \rightleftarrows \kappa 22 N2OK, N2OK \kappa \ast 22\rightarrow \^N2 +OK, COK +OK \kappa 13\rightarrow \widehat CO2 + 2K, \^N2 \kappa 4\rightarrow N2, \widehat CO2 \kappa 5\rightarrow CO2, (1) where K is a free adsorption site of the catalyst surface S, CO and N2O are reactants, COK and N2OK are adsorbates of CO and N2O, OK is the intermediate product, \^N2 and \widehat CO2 are reaction products before the desorption, N2 and CO2 are reaction products after desorption from the catalyst surface, \kappa i and \kappa ii, i = 1, 2, are the adsorption and desorption rate constants, \kappa 13 and \kappa \ast 22 are the c\bigcirc A. AMBRAZEVIČIUS, 2017 ISSN 1027-3190. Укр. мат. журн., 2017, т. 69, № 7 877 878 A. AMBRAZEVIČIUS forward reaction rate constants, \kappa 4 and \kappa 5 are the products \^N2 and \widehat CO2 desorption rate constants. Two first steps in this reaction are reversible, while the other four ones are irreversible. The paper is organized as follows. In Section 2 we describe the model. In Section 3, we formulate main results. A priori estimates are given in Section 4. Sections 5 and 6 are devoted to the uniqueness and existence of the classical solution to problems (2) – (4). 2. The slow product desorption model. Set A1 = CO, A2 = N2O, B1 = N2, B2 = CO2, \^B1 = \^N2, \^B2 = \widehat CO2, A1K = COK, A2K = N2OK, QK = OK. Then we have a mathematical model of a bimolecular heterogeneous catalytic reaction of type A1+A2 = B1+B2, which proceeds via scheme (1). In what follows we consider the case where the desorption of reaction products B1 and B2 is slow. Suppose that the reactants A1, A2 and reactions products B1, B2 occupy a bounded domain \Omega \subset \BbbR n, n \geq 3; a1 = a1(x, t), a2 = a2(x, t) and b1 = b1(x, t), b2 = b2(x, t) are their concentration at point x \in \Omega at time t, respectively. Let S := \partial \Omega \subset C1+\alpha , \alpha \in (0, 1), be a surface of dimension n - 1, and let S2 be not empty closed part of S of the same dimension, and S1 = S \setminus S2. We suppose that \rho = \rho (\xi ) is the concentration of the adsorption sites of surface S at point \xi \in S, \rho \in C (S), \rho (\xi ) \geq 0 for \xi \in S and \rho (\xi ) = 0 for \xi \in S1; \rho \theta i = \rho (\xi )\theta i(\xi , t) is the concentration of AiK, i = 1, 2, at point \xi \in S2 at time t; \rho \theta 3 = \rho (\xi )\theta 3(\xi , t) is the concentration of the intermediate product QK at point \xi \in S2 at time t; \rho \theta 4 = \rho (\xi )\theta 4(\xi , t) and \rho \theta 5 = \rho (\xi )\theta 5(\xi , t) are the concentrations of products \^B1, \^B2 at point \xi \in S2 at time t before their desorption; \rho (1 - \theta ) is the concentration of the free adsorption sites of S2; \theta = \sum 5 i=1 \theta i. Applying the mass action law and assumption that the desorption of reaction products \^B1 and \^B2 is slow we get the Cauchy problem for \theta i = \theta i(\xi , t), i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, \xi \in S2, \theta \prime 1 = \kappa 1a1(1 - \theta ) - \kappa 11\theta 1 - \kappa 13\rho \theta 1\theta 3, \theta 1| t=0 = \theta 10, \theta \prime 2 = \kappa 2a2(1 - \theta ) - \kappa 22\theta 2 - \kappa \ast 22\theta 2, \theta 2| t=0 = \theta 20, \theta \prime 3 = \kappa \ast 22\theta 2 - \kappa 13\rho \theta 1\theta 3, \theta 3| t=0 = \theta 30, \theta \prime 4 = \kappa \ast 22\theta 2 - \kappa 4\theta 4, \theta 4| t=0 = \theta 40, \theta \prime 5 = \kappa 13\rho \theta 1\theta 3 - \kappa 5\theta 5, \theta 5| t=0 = \theta 50. (2) System (2) involves the unknown values of a1 and a2 on the boundary S2. To close this system we add equations for diffusion of reactants A1 and A2, \partial ai \partial t - ki\Delta ai = 0 in \Omega \times (0, T ), ki \partial ai \partial n = 0 on S1 \times (0, T ), ki \partial ai \partial n + \kappa i\rho ai(1 - \theta ) = \kappa ii\rho \theta i on S2 \times (0, T ), ai| t=0 = ai0 in \Omega (3) for i = 1, 2. The diffusion of products B1 and B2 can be described by the equations ISSN 1027-3190. Укр. мат. журн., 2017, т. 69, № 7 EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS THEOREM TO A MODEL OF BIMOLECULAR SURFACE REACTIONS 879 \partial bi \partial t - \^ki\Delta bi = 0 in \Omega \times (0, T ), \^ki \partial bi \partial n = 0 on S1 \times (0, T ), \^ki \partial bi \partial n = \kappa 3+i\rho \theta 3+i on S2 \times (0, T ), bi| t=0 = bi0 in \Omega (4) for i = 1, 2. Here \theta \prime i = \partial \theta i/\partial t, \theta i0 = \theta i0(\xi ), \xi \in S2, is the initial value of \theta i, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5; \Delta is the n-dimensional Laplace operator; \partial /\partial \bfn is the outward normal derivative to S; ai0 = ai0(x) and bi0 = bi0(x) are the initial concentrations of Ai and Bi at point x \in \Omega ; ki and \^ki are the diffusivities of the reactant Ai and product Bi, i = 1, 2. All constants \kappa 1, \kappa 11, \kappa 13, \kappa 2, \kappa 22, \kappa \ast 22, \kappa 4, \kappa 5, ki, \^ki are assumed to be positive. Model (2) – (4) possesses the following three mass conservation laws:\int \Omega \bigl( a1(x, s) + b2(x, s) \bigr) dx \bigm| \bigm| \bigm| s=t s=0 + \int S2 \rho (\xi ) \bigl( \theta 1(\xi , s) + \theta 5(\xi , s) \bigr) dS\xi \bigm| \bigm| \bigm| s=t s=0 = 0, \int \Omega \bigl( a2(x, s) + b1(x, s) \bigr) dx \bigm| \bigm| \bigm| s=t s=0 + \int S2 \rho (\xi ) \bigl( \theta 2(\xi , s) + \theta 4(\xi , s) \bigr) dS\xi \bigm| \bigm| \bigm| s=t s=0 = 0, \int \Omega \bigl( a1(x, s) + 2b2(x, s) + a2(x, s) \bigr) dx \bigm| \bigm| \bigm| s=t s=0 + + \int S2 \rho (\xi ) \Bigl( 2\theta 5(\xi , s) + \theta 2(\xi , s) + \theta 3(\xi , s) \Bigr) dS\xi \bigm| \bigm| \bigm| s=t s=0 = 0. To prove these laws, it is sufficient to integrate eqs. (3), (4) over the cylinder \Omega \times (0, t), apply the formula of integration-by-parts, and use eqs. (2) with the boundary and initial conditions. Thus, the bimolecular catalytic reactions can be described by system (2) – (4). Our aim is to prove, for this system, the existence and uniqueness theorem. For every collection of continuous functions \theta 4, \theta 5, problem (4) has a unique classic solution. Therefore, it is sufficient to prove the solvability of problem (2), (3). 3. Main results. Assumption 3.1. The initial functions \theta i0, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, ai0, bi0, i = 1, 2, and given function \rho satisfy the following conditions: 1. The functions \theta i0, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, are continuous and nonnegative on S2, and \theta 0(\xi ) = = \sum 5 i=1 \theta i0(\xi ) < 1 for all \xi \in S2. 2. The functions ai0, bi0, i = 1, 2, are continuous and nonnegative in a closed domain \Omega . 3. \rho \in C (S), \rho (\xi ) \geq 0 for all \xi \in S, and \rho (\xi ) = 0 for all \xi \in S1. Assumption 3.2. The functions ai0, bi0, i = 1, 2, are continuously differentiable on a neigh- bourhood of the surface S. Definition 3.1. Functions \theta i, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, and ai, bi, i = 1, 2, form a classical solution to problem (2) – (4) if \theta i \in C (S2 \times [0, T ]), \theta \prime i \in C (S2 \times (0, T )), the derivatives \partial ai/\partial \bfn and \partial bi/\partial \bfn are continuous on S \times [0, T ], and ai, bi \in C2,1(\Omega \times (0, T ]) \cap C (\Omega \times [0, T ]), i = 1, 2, and they satisfy system (2) – (4). ISSN 1027-3190. Укр. мат. журн., 2017, т. 69, № 7 880 A. AMBRAZEVIČIUS The main result is the following theorem. Theorem 3.1. Let \Omega be a bounded domain in \BbbR n and S = \partial \Omega be a surface of class C1+\alpha , \alpha \in (0, 1). Let the known functions \theta i0, ai0, bi0, and \rho satisfy Assumptions 3.1, 3.2, and \kappa 22 \geq \kappa \ast 22. Then problems (2) – (4) has a unique classical solution. The proof of this theorem is based on the a priori estimates formulated in the following proposi- tions. Lemma 3.1. Let ai, i = 1, 2, be a given continuous and nonnegative on S2 \times [0, T ] functions, \theta i0, i = 1, . . . , 5, and \rho satisfy Assumption 3.1, and \kappa 22 \geq \kappa \ast 22. Let \theta i, i = 1, . . . , 5, be a solution1 of Cauchy problem (2). Then \theta i(\xi , t) \geq 0, i = 1, . . . , 5, and \theta (\xi , t) = \sum 5 i=1 \theta i(\xi , t) < 1 for all \xi \in S2, t \in [0, T ]. Lemma 3.2. Let \theta i = \theta i(\xi , t), i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, be given continuous and nonnegative on S2 \times \times [0, T ] functions such that \theta (x, t) = \sum 5 i=1 \theta i(\xi , t) \leq 1 for all \xi \in S2, t \in [0, T ]. Let ai0, i = 1, 2, and \rho satisfy Assumption 3.1, and ai, i = 1, 2, be a classical solution to problem (3). Then for all x \in \Omega , t \in [0, T ] we have the inequalities 0 \leq ai(x, t) \leq \beta i, i = 1, 2, (5) where the constants \beta i do not depend on concrete functions \theta 1, . . . , \theta 5 satisfying the above conditions. 4. Proof of a priori estimates. Proof of Lemma 3.1. Let \gamma = \Bigl\{ (\theta 1, \theta 2, \theta 3, \theta 4, \theta 5) \in \BbbR 5 : \theta i = \theta i(\xi , t), i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, t \in [0, T ] \Bigr\} be a trajectory of system (2), which begins at the point (\theta 10(\xi ), \theta 20(\xi ), \theta 30(\xi ), \theta 40(\xi ), \theta 50(\xi )), \xi \in \in S2. We prove that \gamma does not leave domain D, which is bounded by planes \sum 5 j=1 \theta j = 1 and \theta i = 0, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5. Integrating equations (2) with respect to variable t, we get the integral equations \theta 1e \int t 0 (\kappa 11+\kappa 13\rho \theta 3) d\tau = \theta 10 + t\int 0 \kappa 1a1(1 - \theta )e \int \tau 0 (\kappa 11+\kappa 13\rho \theta 3) ds d\tau , \theta 2e (\kappa 22+\kappa \ast 22)t = \theta 20 + t\int 0 \kappa 2a2(1 - \theta )e(\kappa 22+\kappa \ast 22)\tau d\tau , \theta 3e \int t 0 \kappa 13\rho \theta 1d\tau = \theta 30 + t\int 0 \kappa \ast 22\theta 2e \int \tau 0 \kappa 13\rho \theta 1dsd\tau , \theta 4e \kappa 4t = \theta 40 + t\int 0 \kappa \ast 22\theta 2e \kappa 4\tau d\tau , \theta 5e \kappa 5t = \theta 50 + t\int 0 \kappa 13\rho \theta 1\theta 3e \kappa 5\tau d\tau . (2\ast ) 1For given continuous on S2 \times [0, T ] functions ai, i = 1, 2, we say that functions \theta i, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, form a classical solution to Cauchy problem (2), if \theta i \in C1(S2 \times (0, T ))\cap C (S2 \times [0, T ]) and they satisfy system (2). ISSN 1027-3190. Укр. мат. журн., 2017, т. 69, № 7 EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS THEOREM TO A MODEL OF BIMOLECULAR SURFACE REACTIONS 881 Suppose that the trajectory \gamma leaves the domain D by crossing (or by touching) the plane \theta i = 0 for any i = 1, 2, . . . , 5 at the moment t\ast , and does not cross the other planes, that is \theta i(\xi , t\ast ) = 0, \theta j(\xi , t \ast ) > 0 for j \not = i, and \theta (\xi , t\ast ) < 1. Then there exists \varepsilon > 0 such that \theta i(\xi , t) < 0 for t \in (t\ast , t\ast + \varepsilon ] and \theta j(\xi , t \ast ) \geq 0, j \not = i, \theta (\xi , t) \leq 1 for t \in [t\ast , t\ast + \varepsilon ]. But for these t from the ith equation of system (2\ast ) we get \theta i(\xi , t) \geq 0. The contradiction shows that \gamma does not leaves this domain D through the plane \theta i = 0. Similarly it can be shown that the trajectory \gamma does not leave the domain D through the intersection of several planes \theta i = 0. For example, if the trajectory \gamma leaves the domain D through the intersection of planes \theta 1 = 0 and \theta 2 = 0 at the moment t\ast , then there exists \varepsilon > 0 such that \theta 1(\xi , t) < 0 or \theta 2(\xi , t) < 0 and \theta j(\xi , t) > 0, j \not = 1, 2, for t \in (t\ast , t\ast + \varepsilon ], \theta (\xi , t) \leq 1 for t \in [t\ast , t\ast + \varepsilon ]. But from the first two equations of the system (2\ast ) for these t we get \theta 1(\xi , t) \geq 0 and \theta 2(\xi , t) \geq 0. The contradiction shows that \gamma does not leaves this domain D through the intersection of planes \theta 1 = 0 and \theta 2 = 0. Thus \theta i(\xi , t) \geq 0, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, for \xi \in S2, t \in [0, T ]. Suppose that \gamma leaves the domain D by crosses or touching of the plane \theta = 1. By assumption, \theta 0(\xi ) < 1. Then there exists the moment t\ast > 0 such that \theta i(\xi , t) \geq 0, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, \theta (\xi , t) \leq 1 for t \in [0, t\ast ]. Summing all equations of system (2) we get - (1 - \theta )\prime = (\kappa 1a1 + \kappa 2a2)(1 - \theta ) - \kappa 11\theta 1 - \kappa 22\theta 2 + \kappa \ast 22\theta 2 - \kappa 4\theta 4 - \kappa 5\theta 5 - \kappa 13\rho \theta 1\theta 3. (6) Multiplying both sides of this equation by e \int t 0 (\kappa 1a1+\kappa 2a2) ds and integrating with respect to t we get the equation (1 - \theta )e \int t 0 (\kappa 1a1+\kappa 2a2)ds = 1 - \theta 0 + t\int 0 (\kappa 11\theta 1 + (\kappa 22 - \kappa \ast 22)\theta 2 + + \kappa 4\theta 4 + \kappa 5\theta 5 + \kappa 13\rho \theta 1\theta 3)e \int \tau 0 (\kappa 1a1+\kappa 2a2)ds d\tau . By assumption of Lemma 3.1, \theta 0(\xi ) < 1 and \kappa 22 \geq \kappa \ast 22. Then for t = t\ast the right-hand side of this equation is positive while the left one is equal to zero. The contradiction shows that \gamma does not leave domain D through the plane \theta = 1. Hence, \theta (\xi , t) < 1 for \xi \in S2, t \in [0, T ]. Lemma 3.1 is proved. Proof of Lemma 3.2. According to the positivity lemma (see [8, p. 19], Chapter 1, Lemma 4.1), the functions ai, i = 1, 2, in \Omega \times [0, T ] cannot have a negative minimum. Therefore ai(x, t) \geq 0 for all x \in \Omega and t \in [0, T ]. Let \^ai, i = 1, 2, be the solution to the problem \partial \^ai \partial t - ki\Delta \^ai = 0 in \Omega \times (0, T ), ki \partial \^ai \partial n = 0 on S1 \times (0, T ), ki \partial \^ai \partial n = \kappa ii\rho on S2 \times (0, T ), \^ai| t=0 = ai0, i = 1, 2, in \Omega . According to the positivity lemma function \^ai - ai, i = 1, 2, in \Omega \times [0, T ] cannot have a negative minimum. Therefore ai(x, t) \leq \^ai(x, t) for all x \in \Omega and t \in [0, T ] and ai(x, t) \leq \beta i for all x \in \Omega and t \in [0, T ], where \beta i = \mathrm{m}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{x}x\in \Omega , t\in [0,T ] \^ai(x, t). Lemma 3.2 is proved. ISSN 1027-3190. Укр. мат. журн., 2017, т. 69, № 7 882 A. AMBRAZEVIČIUS 5. Uniqueness of classical solution. Theorem 5.1. Problem (2), (3) cannot have two different classical solutions. Proof. Let \^\theta i, i = 1, . . . , 5, \^ai, i = 1, 2, and \~\theta i, i = 1, . . . , 5, \~ai, i = 1, 2, form two classical solutions to problem (2), (3). Set \theta i = \^\theta i - \~\theta i, i = 1, . . . , 5, ai = \^ai - \~ai, i = 1, 2, and \theta = \sum 5 i=1 \theta i. Then for \theta i, i = 1, . . . , 5, we get Cauchy problem \theta \prime 1 = \kappa 1a1(1 - \^\theta ) - \kappa 1\~a1\theta - \kappa 11\theta 1 - \kappa 13\rho (\theta 1\^\theta 3 + \~\theta 1\theta 3), t \in (0, T ), \theta \prime 2 = \kappa 2a2(1 - \^\theta ) - \kappa 2\~a2\theta - (\kappa 22 + \kappa \ast 22)\theta 2, t \in (0, T ), \theta \prime 3 = \kappa \ast 22\theta 2 - \kappa 13\rho (\theta 1\^\theta 3 + \~\theta 1\theta 3), t \in (0, T ), \theta \prime 4 = \kappa \ast 22\theta 2 - \kappa 4\theta 4, t \in (0, T ), \theta \prime 5 = \kappa 13\rho (\theta 1\^\theta 3 + \~\theta 1\theta 3) - \kappa 5\theta 5, t \in (0, T ), \theta i| t=0 = 0, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, for \xi \in S2. Integrating these equations with respect to variable t, we get the integral equations \theta 1 = t\int 0 \kappa 1a1(1 - \^\theta ) - \kappa 1\~a1\theta - \kappa 11\theta 1 - \kappa 13\rho (\theta 1\^\theta 3 + \~\theta 1\theta 3) ds, t \in (0, T ), \theta 2 = t\int 0 \kappa 2a2(1 - \^\theta ) - \kappa 2\~a2\theta - (\kappa 22 + \kappa \ast 22)\theta 2 ds, t \in (0, T ), \theta 3 = t\int 0 \kappa \ast 22\theta 2 - \kappa 13\rho (\theta 1\^\theta 3 + \~\theta 1\theta 3) ds, t \in (0, T ), \theta 4 = t\int 0 \kappa \ast 22\theta 2 - \kappa 4\theta 4 ds, t \in (0, T ), \theta 5 = t\int 0 \kappa 13\rho (\theta 1\^\theta 3 + \~\theta 1\theta 3) - \kappa 5\theta 5 ds, t \in (0, T ). Let | | | \theta | | | = \sum 5 i=1 | \theta i| . Then | | | \theta | | | \leq t\int 0 (\kappa 1| a1| + \kappa 2| a2| ) ds+ C t\int 0 | | | \theta | | | ds, where C = 2\sum i=1 \kappa i \~mi +\mathrm{m}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{x}\{ \kappa 11 + 3\kappa 13\rho , \kappa 22 + 3\kappa \ast 22, \kappa 4, \kappa 5\} , ISSN 1027-3190. Укр. мат. журн., 2017, т. 69, № 7 EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS THEOREM TO A MODEL OF BIMOLECULAR SURFACE REACTIONS 883 \rho = \mathrm{m}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{x} \xi \in S2 \rho (\xi ), \~mi = \mathrm{m}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{x} \xi \in S2, t\in [0,T ] | \~ai(\xi , t)| , i = 1, 2. Using the Gronwall lemma we get | | | \theta (\xi , t) | | | \leq eCt t\int 0 \bigl( \kappa 1| a1(\xi , s)| + \kappa 2| a2(\xi , s)| \bigr) ds. (7) Using that \^\theta \leq 1 from (3) for each i = 1, 2, we have 1 2 \int \Omega a2i dx+ \tau \int 0 \int \Omega ki| \nabla ai| 2 dx dt = \tau \int 0 \int S2 \bigl( \kappa i\rho (\~ai\theta + (\^\theta - 1)ai) + \kappa ii\rho \theta i \bigr) ai dS dt \leq \leq C1 \tau \int 0 \int S2 \bigl( | a1(\xi , t)| + | a2(\xi , t)| \bigr) | | | \theta (\xi , t) | | | dS dt, C1 = \rho \mathrm{m}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{x} i=1,2 \bigl\{ \kappa i \~mi + \kappa ii \bigr\} . Adding these equalities and using the inequalities \tau \int 0 \int S2 | a1(\xi , t)| | | | \theta (\xi , t) | | | dSdt \leq eC\tau \int S2 \tau \int 0 | a1(\xi , t)| dt \tau \int 0 (\kappa 1| a1(\xi , t)| + \kappa 2| a2(\xi , t)| )dtdS \leq \leq \tau eC\tau \left( \kappa 1 \tau \int 0 \int S2 a21(\xi , t) dS dt+ \kappa 2 2 \tau \int 0 \int S2 \bigl( a21(\xi , t) + a22(\xi , t) \bigr) dS dt \right) and \tau \int 0 \int S2 | a2(\xi , t)| | | | \theta (\xi , t) | | | dSdt \leq eC\tau \int S2 \tau \int 0 | a2(\xi , t)| dt \tau \int 0 (\kappa 1| a1(\xi , t)| + \kappa 2| a2(\xi , t)| )dt dS \leq \leq \tau eC\tau \left( \kappa 2 \tau \int 0 \int S2 a22(\xi , t) dS dt+ \kappa 1 2 \tau \int 0 \int S2 \bigl( a21(\xi , t) + a22(\xi , t) \bigr) dS dt \right) we obtain 1 2 \int \Omega 2\sum i=1 a2i dx+ \tau \int 0 \int \Omega 2\sum i=1 ki| \nabla ai| 2 dx dt \leq C2 \tau \int 0 \int S2 2\sum i=1 a2i dS dt. For every \varepsilon > 0, we have the estimate\int S a2 dx \leq \varepsilon \int \Omega | \nabla a| 2 dx+ C\varepsilon \int \Omega a2 dx, ISSN 1027-3190. Укр. мат. журн., 2017, т. 69, № 7 884 A. AMBRAZEVIČIUS where the constant C\varepsilon is independent of the function a, and C\varepsilon \rightarrow \infty as \varepsilon \rightarrow 0. Therefore, \int \Omega 2\sum i=1 a2i dx+ \tau \int 0 \int \Omega 2\sum i=1 ki| \nabla ai| 2 dx dt \leq C2 \tau \int 0 \int \Omega 2\sum i=1 a2i dx dt. From here by the Gronwall lemma we get \tau \int 0 \int \Omega 2\sum i=1 a2i dx dt \leq 0. Hence, ai = 0 for i = 1, 2. Now estimate (7) shows that \theta i = 0 for i = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Theorem 5.1 is proved. 6. Existence of classical solution. In this section, we prove that problem (2), (3) has a classical solution. Let \Omega 0 = \Omega if a10 = 0 and a20 = 0 in some neighborhood of the surface S, and \Omega 0 \supset \Omega if a10 or a20 is continuously differentiable on some neighbourhood of the surface S. In the last case, we extend the functions a10 and a20 to \Omega 0 \setminus \Omega preserving the same smoothness. Let \Gamma k(x, t) = 1\bigl( 4\pi kt \bigr) n/2 e - | x| 2 4kt , x \in \BbbR n, t > 0, be the fundamental solution to the equation at - k\Delta a = 0, k > 0. Then, for any continuous on S2\times [0, T ] functions \theta 1, \theta 2, . . . , \theta 5 and continuous on S function \rho , problem (3) has a unique solution ai \in C2,1(\Omega \times (0, T ])\cap C (\Omega \times [0, T ]), i = 1, 2, which can be presented by the formula (see [5]) ai(x, t) = t\int 0 \int S \Gamma ki(x - \xi , t - \tau )\varphi i(\xi , \tau ) dS\xi d\tau + \int \Omega 0 \Gamma ki(x - y, t)ai0(y) dy, (8) where \varphi i, i = 1, 2, is a continuous and bounded solution on S \times [0, T ] to the Volterra integral equation 1 2 \varphi i(\eta , t) + t\int 0 \int S \biggl( \partial \Gamma ki(\eta - \xi , t - \tau ) \partial \bfn \eta + 1 ki \sigma i(\eta , t, \theta )\Gamma ki(\eta - \xi , t - \tau ) \biggr) \varphi i(\xi , \tau ) dS\xi d\tau = = 1 ki \psi i(\eta , t, \theta ) - \int \Omega 0 \biggl( \partial \Gamma ki(\eta - x, t) \partial \bfn \eta + 1 ki \sigma i(\eta , t, \theta )\Gamma ki(\eta - x, t) \biggr) ai0(x) dx, (9) \sigma i(\xi , t, \theta ) = \left\{ 0 if (\xi , t) \in S1 \times [0, T ], \kappa i\rho (\xi ) \bigl( 1 - \theta (\xi , t) \bigr) if (\xi , t) \in S2 \times [0, T ], \psi i(\xi , t, \theta ) = \left\{ 0 if (\xi , t) \in S1 \times [0, T ], \kappa ii\rho (\xi )\theta i(\xi , t) if (\xi , t) \in S2 \times [0, T ],\bigm| \bigm| \varphi i(\xi , t) \bigm| \bigm| \leq Mi, \xi \in S, t \in [0, T ]. ISSN 1027-3190. Укр. мат. журн., 2017, т. 69, № 7 EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS THEOREM TO A MODEL OF BIMOLECULAR SURFACE REACTIONS 885 Here constant Mi is independent of functions \theta 1, \theta 2, . . . , \theta 5 such that \theta i(\xi , t) \geq 0, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, and \theta (\xi , t) := \sum 5 i=1 \theta i(\xi , t) \leq 1 for all (\xi , t) \in S2 \times [0, T ]. Let ai1, i = 1, 2, defined by formulas (8), and \varphi i1, i = 1, 2, be solutions to problem (3) and the integral equation (9) with functions \theta i = \theta i0, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5. Then by Lemma 3.2 functions ai1, i = 1, 2, are nonnegative, ai1(x, t) \leq \beta i for x \in \Omega and t \in [0, T ], and\bigm| \bigm| \varphi i1(\xi , t) \bigm| \bigm| \leq Mi for \xi \in S, t \in [0, T ]. Assume that \theta i1, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, form a solution to Cauchy problem (2) with ai = ai1, i = 1, 2. Then by Lemma 3.1 functions \theta i1, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, are nonnegative and \sum 5 i=1 \theta i1(\xi , t) < 1, for all \xi \in S2, t \in [0, T ]. Let ai2, i = 1, 2, defined by formulas (8), and \varphi i2, i = 1, 2, be solutions to problem (3) and the integral equation (9) with functions \theta i = \theta i1, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5. Then by Lemma 3.2 functions ai2, i = 1, 2, are nonnegative, ai2(x, t) \leq \beta i for x \in \Omega and t \in [0, T ], and\bigm| \bigm| \varphi i2(\xi , t) \bigm| \bigm| \leq Mi for \xi \in S, t \in [0, T ], i = 1, 2. Assume that \theta i2, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, form a solution to Cauchy problem (2) with ai = ai2, i = 1, 2. Then by Lemma 3.1 functions \theta i2, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, are nonnegative and \sum 5 i=1 \theta i2(\xi , t) < 1 for all \xi \in S, t \in [0, T ]. Proceeding with this argument, we get the sequences \{ aij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, \{ \varphi ij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, \{ \theta ij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, which are uniformly bounded: aij(x, t) \geq 0 for x \in \Omega , t \in [0, T ], i = 1, 2, j = 1, 2, . . . , aij(x, t) \leq \beta i for x \in \Omega , t \in [0, T ], i = 1, 2, j = 1, 2, . . . , | \varphi ij(\xi , t)| \leq Mi for \xi \in S, t \in [0, T ], i = 1, 2, j = 1, 2, . . . , \theta ij(\xi , t) \geq 0 for \xi \in S2, t \in [0, T ], i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, j = 1, 2, . . . , 5\sum i=1 \theta ij(\xi , t) < 1 for \xi \in S2, t \in [0, T ], j = 1, 2, . . . . Now we prove that they are equicontinuous. Functions aij are defined by the formula aij(x, t) = t\int 0 \int S \Gamma ki(x - \xi , t - \tau )\varphi ij(\xi , \tau ) dS\xi d\tau + \int \Omega 0 \Gamma ki(x - y, t)ai0(y) dy. The potential of a simple layer (see [5] or [6]) t\int 0 \int S \Gamma ki(x - \xi , t - \tau )\varphi ij(\xi , \tau ) dS\xi d\tau ISSN 1027-3190. Укр. мат. журн., 2017, т. 69, № 7 886 A. AMBRAZEVIČIUS belongs to the Hölder space C\lambda \bigl( \Omega \times [0, T ] \bigr) with \lambda \in (0, 1). Hence, the sequences \{ aij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, are equicontinuous. Functions \theta ij , i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, are solutions to the system of integral equations \theta 1j(\xi , t) = \theta 10(\xi ) + t\int 0 \Biggl[ \kappa 1a1j(\xi , s) \Biggl( 1 - 5\sum i=1 \theta ij(\xi , s) \Biggr) - \kappa 11\theta 1j(\xi , s) - - \kappa 13\rho (\xi )\theta 1j(\xi , s)\theta 3j(\xi , s) \Biggr] ds, \theta 2j(\xi , t) = \theta 20(\xi ) + t\int 0 \Biggl[ \kappa 2a2j(\xi , s) \Biggl( 1 - 5\sum i=1 \theta ij(\xi , s) \Biggr) - (\kappa 22 + \kappa \ast 22)\theta 2j(\xi , s) \Biggr] ds, \theta 3j(\xi , t) = \theta 30(\xi ) + t\int 0 \Bigl[ \kappa \ast 22\theta 2j(\xi , s) - \kappa 13\rho (\xi )\theta 1j(\xi , s)\theta 3j(\xi , s) \Bigr] ds, \theta 4j(\xi , t) = \theta 40(\xi ) + t\int 0 \Bigl[ \kappa \ast 22\theta 2j(\xi , s) - \kappa 4\theta 4j(\xi , s) \Bigr] ds, \theta 5j(\xi , t) = \theta 50(\xi ) + t\int 0 \Bigl[ \kappa 13\rho (\xi )\theta 1j(\xi , s)\theta 3j(\xi , s) - \kappa 5\theta 5j(\xi , s) \Bigr] ds. Therefore, | \theta 1j(\xi , t) - \theta 1j(\xi , \tau )| \leq | t - \tau | \bigl( \kappa 1\beta 1 + \kappa 11 + \kappa 13\rho \bigr) , \rho = \mathrm{m}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{x} \xi \in S2 \rho (\xi ), | \theta 2j(\xi , t) - \theta 2j(\xi , \tau )| \leq | t - \tau | (\kappa 2\beta 2 + \kappa 22 + \kappa \ast 22), | \theta 3j(\xi , t) - \theta 3j(\xi , \tau )| \leq | t - \tau | (\kappa \ast 22 + \kappa 13\rho ), | \theta 4j(\xi , t) - \theta 4j(\xi , \tau )| \leq | t - \tau | (\kappa \ast 22 + \kappa 4), | \theta 5j(\xi , t) - \theta 5j(\xi , \tau )| \leq | t - \tau | (\kappa 13\rho + \kappa 5). Moreover, 5\sum i=1 | \theta ij(\xi , t) - \theta ij(\eta , t)| \leq 5\sum i=1 | \theta i0(\xi ) - \theta i0(\eta )| + 3\kappa 13T | \rho (\xi ) - \rho (\eta )| + + C t\int 0 5\sum i=1 | \theta ij(\xi , s) - \theta ij(\eta , s)| ds+ t\int 0 2\sum i=1 \kappa i| aij(\xi , s) - aij(\eta , s)| ds and 5\sum i=1 | \theta ij(\xi , t) - \theta ij(\eta , t)| \leq eCT \Biggl( 5\sum i=1 | \theta i0(\xi ) - \theta i0(\eta )| + 3\kappa 13T | \rho (\xi ) - \rho (\eta )| \Biggr) + ISSN 1027-3190. Укр. мат. журн., 2017, т. 69, № 7 EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS THEOREM TO A MODEL OF BIMOLECULAR SURFACE REACTIONS 887 + eCT - 1 C \mathrm{m}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{x} s\in [0,T ] 2\sum i=1 \kappa i \bigm| \bigm| aij(\xi , s) - aij(\eta , s) \bigm| \bigm| for all \xi , \eta \in S2, t, \tau \in [0, T ]. Here C = m + \mathrm{m}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{x} \bigl\{ \kappa 11 + 3\rho \kappa 13, \kappa 22 + 3\kappa \ast 22, \kappa 4, \kappa 5 \bigr\} . These estimates show that the sequence \{ \theta ij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, is equicontinuous. Functions \varphi ij , i = 1, 2, are solutions to integral equation (9) with \theta i = \theta ij - 1. The potential of a double-layer (see [5] or [6]), t\int 0 \int S \partial \Gamma ki(\eta - \xi , t - \tau ) \partial \bfn \eta \varphi ij(\xi , \tau ) dS\xi d\tau belongs to the Hölder space C\lambda (S \times [0, T ]) with \lambda < 2\alpha /3. Therefore, the sequences \{ \varphi ij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, are equicontinuous. According to the Arzelà – Ascoli theorem we can select uniformly converging subsequences from sequences \{ aij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, \{ \varphi ij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, and \{ \theta ij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5. Since problem (2), (3) cannot possess two classical solutions, we claim that the sequences \{ aij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, \{ \varphi ij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, and \{ \theta ij\} \infty j=1, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, converge uniformly. Set ai(x, t) = \mathrm{l}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{m} j\rightarrow \infty aij(x, t), x \in \Omega , t \in [0, T ], i = 1, 2, \varphi i(\xi , t) = \mathrm{l}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{m} j\rightarrow \infty \varphi ij(\xi , t), \xi \in S, t \in [0, T ], i = 1, 2, \theta i(\xi , t) = \mathrm{l}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{m} j\rightarrow \infty \theta ij(\xi , t), \xi \in S2, t \in [0, T ], i = 1, 2, . . . , 5. Formula (8) holds for the limit functions ai, i = 1, 2. Therefore, the limit functions ai \in C2,1( \Omega \times \times (0, T ]) \cap C (\Omega \times [0, T ]) are solutions to problem (3). The limit functions \theta i, i = 1, 2, . . . , 5, are solutions to the system of integral equations \theta 1(\xi , t) = \theta 10(\xi ) + t\int 0 \Biggl[ \kappa 1a1(\xi , s) \Biggl( 1 - 5\sum i=1 \theta i(\xi , s) \Biggr) - \kappa 11\theta 1(\xi , s) - \kappa 13\rho (\xi )\theta 1(\xi , s)\theta 3(\xi , s) \Biggr] ds, \theta 2(\xi , t) = \theta 20(\xi ) + t\int 0 \Biggl[ \kappa 2a2(\xi , s) \Biggl( 1 - 5\sum i=1 \theta i(\xi , s) \Biggr) - (\kappa 22 + \kappa \ast 22)\theta 2j(\xi , s) \Biggr] ds, \theta 3(\xi , t) = \theta 30(\xi ) + t\int 0 \Bigl[ \kappa \ast 22\theta 2(\xi , s) - \kappa 13\rho (\xi )\theta 1(\xi , s)\theta 3(\xi , s) \Bigr] ds, \theta 4(\xi , t) = \theta 40(\xi ) + t\int 0 \Bigl[ \kappa \ast 22\theta 2(\xi , s) - \kappa 4\theta 4(\xi , s) \Bigr] ds, \theta 5(\xi , t) = \theta 50(\xi ) + t\int 0 \Bigl[ \kappa 13\rho (\xi )\theta 1(\xi , s)\theta 3(\xi , s) - \kappa 5\theta 5(\xi , s) \Bigr] ds. ISSN 1027-3190. Укр. мат. журн., 2017, т. 69, № 7 888 A. 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spelling umjimathkievua-article-17432019-12-05T09:25:34Z Existence and uniqueness theorem to a model of bimolecular surface reactions Теорема iснування та єдиностi для моделi бiмолекулярних поверхневих реакцiй Ambrazevicius, A. Амбразевичус, А. We prove the existence and uniqueness of classical solutions to a coupled system of parabolic and ordinary differential equations in which the latter are determined on the boundary. This system describes the model of bimolecular surface reaction between carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide occurring on supported rhodium in the case of slow desorption of the products. Доведено iснування та єдинiсть класичних розв’язкiв зв’язаних систем параболiчних та звичайних диференцiальних рiвнянь, останнi з яких визначенi на межi. Система описує модель бiмолекулярної поверхневої реакцiї мiж монооксидом вуглецю та закисом азоту, що вiдбувається на нанесеному родiї у випадку повiльної десорбцiї продуктiв. Institute of Mathematics, NAS of Ukraine 2017-07-25 Article Article application/pdf https://umj.imath.kiev.ua/index.php/umj/article/view/1743 Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal; Vol. 69 No. 7 (2017); 877-888 Український математичний журнал; Том 69 № 7 (2017); 877-888 1027-3190 en https://umj.imath.kiev.ua/index.php/umj/article/view/1743/725 Copyright (c) 2017 Ambrazevicius A.
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Existence and uniqueness theorem to a model of bimolecular surface reactions
title Existence and uniqueness theorem to a model of bimolecular surface reactions
title_alt Теорема iснування та єдиностi для моделi бiмолекулярних поверхневих реакцiй
title_full Existence and uniqueness theorem to a model of bimolecular surface reactions
title_fullStr Existence and uniqueness theorem to a model of bimolecular surface reactions
title_full_unstemmed Existence and uniqueness theorem to a model of bimolecular surface reactions
title_short Existence and uniqueness theorem to a model of bimolecular surface reactions
title_sort existence and uniqueness theorem to a model of bimolecular surface reactions
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