On the Existence of Minima and Maxima in the Composition Dependence of the Thermal Diffusion Factor and Thermal Conductivity

Author

Louis Biolsi Jr., Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Edward Allen Mason

Abstract

The kinetic theory of nonspherical molecules is shown to be unable to account for sharp dips in the composition dependence of the thermal diffusion factor and thermal conductivity of He-H2 mixtures; at most only shallow minima can be accommodated. No maxima or minima in the thermal diffusion factor of Xe-CO2 can be accounted for. In view of these results and the recent careful measurements on He-H2 by Taylor and Weissman, it is concluded that the anomalies reported previously are probably spurious.

Recommended Citation

L. Biolsi and E. A. Mason, "On the Existence of Minima and Maxima in the Composition Dependence of the Thermal Diffusion Factor and Thermal Conductivity," Journal of Chemical Physics, American Institute of Physics (AIP), Jan 1971.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1675287

Department(s)

Chemistry

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0021-9606

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1971 American Institute of Physics (AIP), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1971