کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2692 | 126 | 2016 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• A novel stochastic model for bacterial disinfection is proposed.
• The stochastic model is based on a generalized rate expression.
• The model spawns linear and non-linear cases of the process’ governing equation.
• The generalized stochastic model tends to exhibit superior predictive capability.
This work proposes a novel, generalized model for bacterial disinfection formulated in light of a stochastic paradigm. The model’s formulation is based on an intensity of transition that is proportional to the product of general power functions of the bacteria’s number concentration and time; thus, the generalized stochastic model embodies the results obtained from our earlier models. The proposed model gives rise to linear and non-linear cases of the master equation whose solution can be obtained analytically as well as numerically via Monte Carlo simulation. Moreover, the generalized stochastic model has been validated with a specific instance of bacterial disinfection. The model’s analytical and numerical results are in excellent accord among themselves as well as with those obtained from our earlier models; in addition, the model’s results tend to describe the available experimental data reasonably well.
Journal: Biochemical Engineering Journal - Volume 114, 15 October 2016, Pages 218–225