Vol. 46 (2000)
REPORTS
NONLINEAR
HEAT
ON
MATHEMATICAL
EQUATION
AND
No. 112
PHYSICS
THERMODIFFUSION
R. WOJNAR Institute
of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Swietokrzyska 21, 00-049 Warszawa, Poland (e-mail:
[email protected]) (Received October 6, 1999)
A Streater model for diffusion of Brownian particle in a liquid under the influence of an exterior field is considered for the case when thermodiffusion effects are taken intro account. It is shown that for such a model the first law of thermodynamics holds true but the second law is modified to include the probability density function and temperature.
1.
Introduction It was pointed
out in [l, 21 that
falling in the gravity field becomes diffusion and thermal
processes,
the friction
an irreversible
notwithstanding
work performed
the weaker cross-effects
thermodiffusion which were neglected in [l, 21. Streater [3] performed an analysis of DufourSoret model of a gas of molecules {macroscopic)
coefficient
of the microscopic expressed
with repulsive occurs,
hopping
by the diffusion
In the present
namely
rate,
2.
density
namely
effects coefficient
conductivity
of Dufour- Soret
for the special
statistical
which has interpretation and cross-coefficients
and a maximum
thermodiffusion
arc
density.
effect on the process described
of the thermodiffusion
those of diffusion,
particles
In this model only one phenomenological
the diffusion
paper, a thermodiffusion
We do not enter into micromechanics logical coefficients,
cores.
and the heat
coefficient,
by Brownian
heat source, and it plays a role in linking
and exploit
in (I] is studied. only phenomeno-
and heat conductivity.
The basic equations Let Q be a bounded,
sufficiently
regular
domain
with boundary
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Let the function
f = f(x, t) represent the probability density of finding a tagged Brownian particle at x at time t. Let j and q denote the flux of Brownian particle diffusion and heat flow, Let the diffusion coefficient be D, the specific respectively, considered in that domain. heat be C and the heat conductivity mutually interrelated, cf. Eq. position x, time t, temperature
be K, while M and N be thermodiffusion
coefficients,
(4.5). We admit that D, K, M and N are functions T and probability density f.
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Consider the motion of the Brownian particle at its terminal velocity in a fluid at temperature T, under the influence of a conservative field of force F = -VV, where V denotes a potential. The equations for diffusion and heat fluxes are as follows
(2.1) The corresponding continuity equations read
(2.2) where r denotes a heat source. Substituting (2.1) 1 into (2.2)i and (2.1)~ into (2.2)~ we get
af
dt=
‘g =
0ijC.f.j + kvj)
1,i ,
+ MijT,j
+r.
Nij(f,j+Gl/j)+K,jTj
(2.3)
I ,i
Instead of the single diffusion equation with drift, known as the Einstein-Smoluchowski equation, we have the set of two equations (2.3). In (2.2) and (2.3) the term r represents the rate at which the Brownian particle does work converted subsequently into heat, r=j.F
r = -j . VV.
or
(2.4)
We make the following boundary assumptions: j=O
3.
and
on
q=o
dR.
(2.5)
The first law of thermodynamics By Eqs. (2.2)1,2 and (2.4) we obtain the following continuity relation
g+j,4;=o, where e denotes the energy density and jE e-Vf+CT
(3.1)
the current of total energy, namely
and
j:
= Vji + qi .
(3.2)
According to (2.5), jE=O
on
dR
(3.3)
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=
s,
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the energy of the system is
[v(x)f(x,
(3.4)
t)l dx.
t) + C(x)T(x,
, Jjs:dx
of (3.1) we find 8E -_= at
R
or by virtue of the divergence theorem and vanishing boundary condition (3.3) we get, dE -_= f3t Thus the first law of thermodynamics
(3.5)
O.
holds true.
The mean velocity of the Brownian particle is, by Eq. Remark 1: divergence theorem, d
u2=, J
xif(x,
t)dx =
R
x$??&x = _ dt
JR
So, similarly as in [l], v = J, jdx,
J
xjkkdx
R
=
I[R
J
X,jknkdA
where the boundary condition (2.5)i Dij (f,j + $)
+ MtjT,j
If D,j, A&j, T and VV are constants, Remark 2: we get, as in [l], Einstein’s formula
+
and the
jidx.
an
1
Eq.(2.1)1, vi = -
_
(2.2)i
1. dx
is used. or, by (3.6)
and f = 0 on 130, from Eq. (3.6)
vi = $D~~F~,
(3.7)
where the relation s, f(x) dx = 1 was used. 4.
The second law of thermodynamics We have the following expression for the entropy of our model
s=
-f(x,
I[R
where To denotes the temperature dS
dt= or
S[ -g
t) + C(x)
of the initial state. lnf(x,
t) - 2
Q
t?S -=
at
t) lnf(x,
I[ R
hi lnf(X,t) +ji,i f
lny]
dx,
(4.1)
Hence
+ C(x)$g
1
dx
$ (-Si,, + r) I dx.
(4.2)
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We again use the divergence theorem and find
and after using the boundary conditions (2.5) we get iAS
dt=* I[
’f f,i -
-ji
T,i qi + k T dx. I
&
(4.3)
Substituting T from (2.4)~ into (4.3) we get LhS -=
-ji I[
or
’
f,i - $
From (4.4) we see that the thermodynamic Remark 3: heat fluxes j and q are
Remark 4: as follows:
dx
g”S;-jii:[f,i+k vi]- qif 1
and
1
T,i qi - $ j,yi
&VT,
Ti)dx
(4.4)
forces for the diffusion and
respectively.
Thus the proper form of equations for diffusion and heat fluxes (2.1) is
ji
=
-Dij
f $ (f,j + $vj)
- Mij T2 &T,j
)
4i
=
-Nij
f $ (f,j + GQ)
- Kij T2 &T,j
)
and the symmetry of kinetic coefficients demands MijT2=Nijf.
(4.5)
The condition (4.5) depends not only on coefficients characterizing the system M and N but also on the unknown fields f and T. Next, from Eq. (2.1)r we find f,i + fyi where D = D-’
= -Dij
(jj
+ MjmT,,)
)
(4.6)
and after Eq. (2.1)~ we can write Qi = NijBikj,,
- (Kim - NijDikMkm) T,m .
(4.7)
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Using (4.6) and (4.7) we find ji(j’,z+h,i)
= qi Ti
Substituting dS dt=
/{o
Therefore,
=
-Oijjij,
-
N,jDik
jk
DijMjmjiT,,,
Tsi -
(Kim
-
NijBjkMkm)
T,,T,
these relations into (4.4) we obtain lu,.j f
jijj
+
(
fMii
- $Nij
>
jk T,i + (Kz,
- NijDjkMk,)
T,iT,
dx. (4.8)
if (4.5) is satisfied and the matrix Kim - NijDjkMkrn
(4.9)
Or
[
DM NK
1
are positive definite, and the second law of thermodynamics a!!? ,,,O
(4.10)
holds true in the system. 5.
Driven
system in a slab
Again, treading in the footsteps of [l], we look for a stationary solution far from equilibrium. Consider one-dimensional isotropic model for which a Brownian particle is confined to 0 < x 5 1. We impose the condition that the particle current is zero, j=o
(5.1)
and that time derivatives vanish. From (2.4)~ and (5.1), we get r=O
Also we assume that there is a nonzero flow of heat driven by maintaining the interval [0, l] at different temperatures, To and TI. Eqs. (2.1)r and (2.1)~ for our case (l-dim, isotropic) read
(5.2)
the ends of
(5.3)
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or after the use of (4.5) in (5.3)r we have
T,,=
0.
(5.4)
Hence
After integration (5.5) Using (5.4) we write (5.3)~ in the form
,_!?f
T
D
7-‘2
9
>
1 ,2
=
0.
(5.6)
’
(5.7)
After integration we get K_!!?f
T
DT2
>
lx
=a
where a = const and f is given by (5.5). Thus (5.7) is complicated nonlinear integrodifferential equation for T which can be solved by approximative methods. We can write an alternative form of (5.7) T(x)
=
To
+
a
I
2
0
dl
&!I!2 D
(5.8) T2
where for N + 0 we have expression from [l]. 6.
System in a slab with given temperature
We still consider one-dimensional isotropic model for which a Brownian particle at t = 0 is at x = ~0 and we impose the condition that the particle current is zero, j = 0, at the bottom of the slab x = 0. We assume that the temperature distribution is known: T = T(z). Evolution of the distribution function is described by Eq. (2.3)r which for (l-dim, isotropic) case reads g= or, after use of (4.5), we have
b(f.+;
I%)
+MTZ],Z
(6.1)
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Or
(6.2) where
is a given function. If N and D are constants, we have
(6.3)
li=V+$lnT,
which means that thermodiffusion leads to a modification of the external potential V. Solution of equations of type (6.2) was discussed by Smoluchowski [4], cf. also Cherkasov [5] and Ricciardi [6]. REFERENCES [I] R. F. Streater: Rep. Math. Phys. 40, 557--564 (1997). [2] R. F. &eater: J. Stat. Phys. 88, 447-469 (1997). [3] R. F. Streater: The Soret and Dufour effects in statistical
dynamics, Preprint KCL- MTH98-32, Department of Mathematics, King’s College, London. [4] M. Smoluchowski: Physik. Zeitschrft 17, 557-599 (1916). (51 I. D. Cherkasov: Theo? Probab. Its Applic. 2, 373-377 (1957). [6] L. M. Ricciardi: J. Math. Analysis and Applications
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