Three-Particle Collision Integrals for Thermal Conductivity, Viscosity and Self-Diffusion of a Gas of Hard Spherical Molecules. Part I. Theory

Abstract

The transport properties of a dilute gas are determined by binary collision integrals. In order to predict the first density corrections to the transport properties, it is necessary to consider collision integrals that account for the effects of collisions among three molecules. In the report, the authors derive and formulate such three-particle collision integrals for the coefficients of thermal conductivity, viscosity, and self-diffusion of a gas of hard spherical molecules.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749514

Entities

People

  • D. T. Gillespie
  • J. V. Sengers
  • M. H. Ernst

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Collisions
  • Conductivity
  • Distribution Functions
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Integral Equations
  • Mechanics
  • Molecules
  • Particle Collisions
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Properties
  • Two Dimensional
  • Viscosity

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Polymer Science and Technology