Dufour effect
The Dufour effect is the energy flux due to a mass concentration gradient occurring as a coupled effect of irreversible processes. It is the reciprocal phenomenon to the Soret effect.[1] The concentration gradient results in a temperature change. For binary liquid mixtures, the Dufour effect is usually considered negligible, whereas in binary gas mixtures the effect can be significant.[2]
References
- ^ Mortimer, R. G.; Eyring, H. (1980). "Elementary transition state theory of the Soret and Dufour effects". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77 (4): 1728–1731. doi:10.1073/pnas.77.4.1728.
- ^ Hollinger, St.; Lücke, M. (1995). "Influence of the Dufour effect on convection in binary gas mixtures". Physical Review E. 52: 642–657. arXiv:patt-sol/9505002. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.52.642.
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