A mathematical and numerical analysis of the Maxwell-Stefan diffusion equations

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July 2012, 17(5): 1427-1440. doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2012.17.1427

A mathematical and numerical analysis of the Maxwell-Stefan diffusion equations

Laurent Boudin ^1, , Bérénice Grec ^2, and Francesco Salvarani ^2,

1.	UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7598 LJLL, Paris, F-75005
2.	INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt, REO Project team, BP 105, 78153 Le Chesnay, France, France

Received June 2010 Revised June 2011 Published March 2012

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We consider the Maxwell-Stefan model of diffusion in a multicomponent gaseous mixture. After focusing on the main differences with the Fickian diffusion model, we study the equations governing a three-component gas mixture. Mostly in the case of a tridiagonal diffusion matrix, we provide a qualitative and quantitative mathematical analysis of the model. We develop moreover a standard explicit numerical scheme and investigate its main properties. We eventually include some numerical simulations underlining the uphill diffusion phenomenon.

Keywords: Maxwell-Stefan's equations, Diffusion in a gaseous mixture, uphill diffusion..

Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35Q35, 35B40; Secondary: 65M0.

Citation: Laurent Boudin, Bérénice Grec, Francesco Salvarani. A mathematical and numerical analysis of the Maxwell-Stefan diffusion equations. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - B, 2012, 17 (5) : 1427-1440. doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2012.17.1427

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[17]	R. Krishna and J. A. Wesselingh, The Maxwell-Stefan approach to mass transfer,, Chem. Eng. Sci., 52 (1997), 861. doi: 10.1016/S0009-2509(96)00458-7. Google Scholar
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[19]	Y. Lou and W.-M. Ni, Diffusion, self-diffusion and cross-diffusion,, J. Differential Equations, 131 (1996), 79. doi: 10.1006/jdeq.1996.0157. Google Scholar
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[21]	L. E. Payne and H. F. Weinberger, An optimal Poincaré inequality for convex domains,, Arch. Rational Mech. Anal., 5 (1960), 286. doi: 10.1007/BF00252910. Google Scholar
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[24]	J. L. Vázquez, "The Porous Medium Equation. Mathematical Theory,'', Oxford Mathematical Monographs, (2007). Google Scholar
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