A review of the kinetic modelings for non-reactive and reactive dense fluids: Questions and problems (Q2778008)

The author reviews various kinetic models of non-reactive and reactive dense fluids. He starts with the revised Enskog theory and square-well kinetic theory. Next, some perturbations of these models are considered, with particular interest in controlling the equation of state, internal energy, specific heats, and transport and structure coefficients of the underlying fluids through (often stochastic) inputs that characterize these perturbations. These goals could be of great importance in understanding of fluid properties from the microscopic point of view. This is particularly true when one adds reactive terms to the model. Some of these new models correspond to the class of polydisperse systems, including polydispersity in mass. Thus, the final part of this review deals with kinetic theories of chemically reacting fluids, including regimes of combustion and detonation corresponding to large mass and heat transfer, and to large activation energies.