Transport properties of a binary H2-H mixture with strongly-non-equilibrium dissociation reaction are studied on the basis of two approaches: kinetic theory and molecular dynamics. The gas in the thermostat under the action of temperature gradient is considered. Mass diffusive and measurable heat flux are obtained in the non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations; the transport coefficients are extracted from the fluxes using the constitutive equations given by irreversible thermodynamics. For the same conditions, the transport coefficients and the corresponding fluxes are calculated using the modified Chapman-Enskog method for the rarefied flows with non-equilibrium chemical reactions. While the qualitative agreement between the results obtained using the two approaches is found, quantitative differences are however noticeable. The discrepancy in the heat conductivity coefficient is not large but is significant for diffusion coefficients. Possible sources of discrepancies are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication30th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, RGD 2016
EditorsHenning Struchtrup, Andrew Ketsdever
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics
ISBN (Electronic)9780735414488
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2016
Event30th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, RGD 2016 - Victoria, Canada
Duration: 10 Jul 201615 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1786
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference30th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, RGD 2016
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVictoria
Period10/07/1615/07/16

    Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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