Physics – Mathematical Physics
Scientific paper
2012-02-14
Physics
Mathematical Physics
Minor typo corrections and minor additional clarifications in section IV.A
Scientific paper
In Physica A vol 387(24) (2008) pp6079-6094 [1], a kinetic equation for gas flows was proposed that leads to a set of four macroscopic conservation equations, rather than the traditional set of three equations. The additional equation arises due to local spatial random molecular behavior, which has been described as a volume or mass diffusion process. In this present paper, we describe a procedure to construct a Gibbs-type equation and a second-law associated with these kinetic and continuum models. We also point out the close link between the kinetic equation in [1] and that proposed previously by Klimontovich, and we discuss some of their compatibilities with classical mechanical principles. Finally, a dimensional analysis highlights the nature of volume/mass diffusion: it is a non-conventional diffusive process, with some similarities to the `ghost effect', which cannot be obtained from a fluid mechanical derivation that neglects non-local-equilibrium structures, as the conventional Navier-Stokes-Fourier model does.
Dadzie Kokou S.
Reese Jason M.
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