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This chapter is devoted to the transport phenomena under plasma conditions. The calculation of the transport coefficients related to the elementary particles in a gas is quite complex, even in the rather simple case of ideal gases. It is therefore valuable to develop very simple approximate methods that yield physical insight into basic mechanisms. Simple approximations often lead to the correct dependence of all significant parameters (such as pressure or temperature), even if the numerical values sometimes differ by up to 50% from the results of the rigorous calculation The first part of this chapter deals with the simplest approximate method that can be used to calculate the transport properties, i.e., the elementary kinetic theory. This is followed by a more rigorous treatment of these phenomena for equilibrium plasmas and gases in complete thermodynamic equilibrium (CTE).
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Abbreviations
- CTE:
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Complete thermodynamic equilibrium
- CODC:
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Combined ordinary diffusion coefficient
- IUPAC:
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International Union of pure and applied chemistry
- ISPC:
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International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry
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Boulos, M.I., Fauchais, P.L., Pfender, E. (2023). Transport Properties of Gases Under Plasma Conditions. In: Boulos, M.I., Fauchais, P.L., Pfender, E. (eds) Handbook of Thermal Plasmas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84936-8_7
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