Frame-invariant Fick diffusion matrices of multicomponent fluid mixtures

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2020 Aug 21;22(31):17597-17604. doi: 10.1039/d0cp01110j. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

Abstract

Extension of a description of mass diffusion in binary fluids based on Fick's law to multicomponent fluids requires introduction of diffusion matrices. A problem is that Fick diffusion matrices commonly adopted for multicomponent fluids depend on the velocity frame of reference. In this paper we show how one can define Fick diffusion matrices for multicomponent fluids that are frame invariant.