1997
DOI: 10.1063/1.473824
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The thermal diffusion factor of the van der Waals binary mixture

Abstract: The explicit dependence of the thermal diffusion factor with respect to composition and interaction parameters for the van der Waals binary mixture is obtained in the framework of the mean-field kinetic variational theory and in the scheme of Scott and van Konynenburg. Here, we present a numerical study where the global behavior of the thermal diffusion factor is described in terms of molecular masses, sizes, and interaction parameters, along the phase diagram of this model mixture. This numerical study allows… Show more

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“…Reliable data on thermal diffusion are scarce in the literature and they are essential for comparison with simulations of molecular dynamics [8,10] and recent predictions from kinetic theory [9]. Reliable data on thermal diffusion are scarce in the literature and they are essential for comparison with simulations of molecular dynamics [8,10] and recent predictions from kinetic theory [9].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Reliable data on thermal diffusion are scarce in the literature and they are essential for comparison with simulations of molecular dynamics [8,10] and recent predictions from kinetic theory [9]. Reliable data on thermal diffusion are scarce in the literature and they are essential for comparison with simulations of molecular dynamics [8,10] and recent predictions from kinetic theory [9].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At a mixture critical locus, for i , j = 1 to N − 1, the determinant |α D , i j | is null, which also implies that | D i j | is null . Also, the transport properties introduced above are intrinsically dependent on molecular interaction rates induced by thermodynamic fluctuations. ,,,,, In fact, transport mechanisms and chemical changes, or reaction rates, occupy a common perspective in fluctuation−dissipation theory …”
Section: Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics and Eyring Rate Theory Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At a critical point, α D ,11 becomes null. This is an essential reason for the finding of vanishing mass diffusion coefficients and very large thermal diffusion factors (or Soret coefficients) during measurements in the region of near criticality. ,,, Because of the difficulty of common equation-of-state models in accurately calculating values of α D ,11 for dense mixtures, ,, obtaining the desired binary α BK,12 values from experimental data involves potentially considerable error, because of both possible measurement error and error in the α D ,11 values.…”
Section: Literature Survey On the Soret Effect And Themes Foundmentioning
confidence: 99%