On the validity of the Onsager reciprocal relations for simultaneous heat transfer and multi-component diffusion

George D. Verros

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2007, vol. 385, issue 2, 487-492

Abstract: In this work, the validity of the Onsager reciprocal relations (ORR) for the heat transfer and multi-component diffusion case in the presence of external forces is re-examined. It is shown that the ORR are necessarily fulfilled for this process even if the quasi-equilibrium postulate is applied. Moreover, it is shown that the resistance coefficients for this case are uniquely defined. It is believed that this work could contribute to the further understanding of the ORR.

Keywords: Multi-component diffusion; Heat transfer; Irreversible thermodynamics; Onsager reciprocal relations (ORR) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2007.07.017

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