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Oct 30, 2026 1 hr 26 min

Lecture 25: Thermodiffusive Effects; Multicomponent Transport

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MIT 2.43 Advanced Thermodynamics, Spring 2024Instructor: Gian Paolo BerettaUploaded 05-12-24View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/2-43-advanced-thermodynamics-spring-2024/Complete course table of contents with hyperlinks to slides and video timestamps: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/2-43-advanced-thermodynamics-spring-2024/resources/mit2_43_s24_toc_slides_pdf/Complete course analytical index with hyperlinks to slides and video timestamps: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/2-43-advanced-thermodynamics-spring-2024/resources/mit2_43_s24_index_slides_pdf/YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP6309d0oJDiVo1CvxUQXJ2ilThis lecture covers: Thermo-osmotic and mechano-caloric effects. Interdiffusion in a binary mixture, Maxwell-Stefan and Fick diffusion coefficients. Thermophoresis: Soret and Dufour effects. Multicomponent heat, mass, and charge transport.Instructor suggests to set viewing speed at 1.5 for faster learning.Slides for this lecture: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/2-43-advanced-thermodynamics-spring-2024/resources/mit2_43_s24_lec25_pdf/Key moments:00:00:00 - Introduction00:00:19 - Onsager Cross Effects and Curie Symmetry Principle00:00:55 - Relation Between Independent Diffusive Fluxes00:01:51 - Relative Diffusive Fluxes and Forces00:04:43 - Cross Effects Between Vectorial Fluxes and Forces00:12:34 - Thermoelectric Effects00:13:06 - Second-Law Efficiency of Thermoelectric Generator00:22:46 - Thermo-Osmosis of Pure Substances in Porous Media00:29:39 - Interdiffusion of Two Constituents00:38:38 - Thermodiffusion Effects. Thermophoresis00:52:14 - Other Mechanisms for Molecular Transport in a Pore/Capillary01:05:07 - Modeling Electrochemical Systems01:08:47 - Nonequilibrium Beyond the Linear Regime01:08:57 - More on Far-Nonequilibrium Models01:17:00 - In 2024 Thermodynamics Turned 200 Years Old!01:17:17 - Prigogine Prize for PhD Theses in Thermodynamics01:19:03 - Thank You for Attending or Viewing These Lectures!License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at https://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at https://ocw.mit.eduSupport OCW at http://ow.ly/a1If50zVRlQWe encourage constructive comments and discussion on OCW’s YouTube and other social media channels. Personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, and inappropriate comments are not allowed and may be removed. More details at https://ocw.mit.edu/comments.

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