Kinetic Theory for Mixtures of Dilute Gases of Linear Rotating Molecules II. The Senftleben-Beenakker Effect of the Heat Conductivity

Abstract

The system of transport relaxation equations obtained from the linearized Waldmann-Snider equation is the starting point for the kinetic treatment of the heat conductivity for mixtures of linear diamagnetic molecules in an external homogeneous magnetic field. The connection of the occurring collision integrals with certain molecular cross sections is discussed and order of magnitude considerations are made for molecules with small nonsphericity of their interaction. With the Kagan polarization as the decisive rotational angular momentum anisotropy term in the molecular distribution function, an expression for the heat conductivity ini the presence of a magnetic field is derived for mixtures with an arbitrary number of components. The mole fraction dependence of the saturation values is studied for binary mixtures of rotating molecules and noble gas atoms for a simplified model. As an example, the system o-D₂/He is considered.