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The Maxwell–Stefan diffusion equations for multicomponent neutral gas mixtures with thermodiffusion ratios and diffusion correction factors in the Chapman–Cowling third-order approximation are derived. These thermodiffusion ratios and diffusion correction factors are presented explicitly as functions of masses, number densities, thermal conductivities, and the Chapman–Cowling collision integrals of the neutral species under consideration. Applications to the multicomponent mixture of atmospheric neutral gases O, N2, O2, He, H, Ar, H2, N, and NO are considered, and recommendations are given for using the results of this paper in studies of the Earth's atmosphere.
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Pavlov, A.V. Thermodiffusion and Diffusion Correction Factors of Neutral Gases in the Earth's Atmosphere. Surv Geophys 42, 989–997 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10712-021-09647-3
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