Kinetic Theory of Gases (2)
Chapter 11
Min Soo Kim
Seoul National University
Advanced Thermodynamics (M2794.007900)
11.6 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
v
dv
zv
zv
xv
ydv
xdv
ydN
vydN
vxdN
vz๐๐
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ = ๐ ๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐๐ฃ
๐ฅโโโ # of points in the slide
โโโ fraction of the total
# lying in the slide
# of molecules with ๐ฃ
๐ฅ< < ๐ฃ
๐ฅ+ ๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐๐
๐ฃ๐ฅ= ๐๐ ๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐๐
๐ฃ๐ฆ= ๐๐ ๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐๐
๐ฃ๐ง= ๐๐ ๐ฃ
๐ง๐๐ฃ
๐ง11.6 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ
* Assumption: ๐
๐is not affected by ๐
๐๐
2๐
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ฆ โโโ # of molecules with ๐ฃ๐ฅ < < ๐ฃ๐ฅ + ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ < < ๐ฃ๐ฆ + ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐2๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฅ
โโโ fraction of ๐ฃ๐ฅ component molecules with ๐ฃ๐ฆ < < ๐ฃ๐ฆ + ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ
๐2๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ฆ = ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฆ
๐ = ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ
๐
๐๐ต
๐๐๐๐๐๐= ๐ต๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐
๐๐ฃ๐ฅ < < ๐ฃ๐ฅ + ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ < < ๐ฃ๐ฆ + ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ
โโโ # of molecules with
โข Density in velocity space
Consider a velocity space where velocity vectors of particles are distributed
๐3๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ง = ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ = ๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ง
Number density of velocity vectors
๐ ๐ฃ = ๐3๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ง
๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ง = ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ง
โป ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฅ : number of molecules in the slice ๐ฃ๐ฅ< ๐ฃ < ๐ฃ๐ฅ+ ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ
11.6 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
Figure 11.1 Velocity space
๐ฃ
2= ๐ฃ
๐ฅ2+ ๐ฃ
๐ฆ2+ ๐ฃ
๐ง2๐โฒ(๐ฃ๐ฅ)
๐(๐ฃ๐ฅ) ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ + ๐โฒ(๐ฃ๐ฆ)
๐(๐ฃ๐ฆ) ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ + ๐โฒ(๐ฃ๐ง)
๐(๐ฃ๐ง) ๐๐ฃ๐ง = 0
๐๐ = ๐๐
๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ+ ๐๐
๐๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐๐ฃ
๐ฆ+ ๐๐
๐๐ฃ
๐ง๐๐ฃ
๐ง11.6 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
๐๐
๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ= ๐ ๐
๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ[ ๐ ๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐ ๐ฃ
๐ง= ๐๐โฒ ๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐ ๐ฃ
๐งBecause of homogeneity of direction of particles, there exist constraints along spherical shell of the velocity space
1) ๐๐=0
๐[๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ+ ๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐๐ฃ
๐ฆ+ ๐ฃ
๐ง๐๐ฃ
๐ง] = 0
11.6 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
2) ๐ฃ2 = constant
Lagrangeโs method of undetermined multiplier
๐โฒ(๐ฃ๐ฅ)
๐(๐ฃ๐ฅ) + ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ + ๐โฒ(๐ฃ๐ฆ)
๐(๐ฃ๐ฆ) + ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐๐ฃ๐ง + ๐โฒ(๐ฃ๐ง)
๐(๐ฃ๐ง) + ๐๐ฃ๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ง = 0
= 0
๐โฒ(๐ฃ๐ฅ)
๐(๐ฃ๐ฅ) + ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ = 0, ln๐ = โ ๐
2๐ฃ๐ฅ2 + ln๐ผ
๐ ๐
๐= ๐ถ๐
โ๐๐๐๐๐= ๐ถ๐
โ๐ท๐๐๐๐= 0 = 0
11.6 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
๐
3๐
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐
๐ฃ๐ฆ๐
๐ฃ๐ง= ๐๐ ๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐ ๐ฃ
๐ง๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐๐ฃ
๐ง= ๐๐ผ
3๐
โ๐ฝ2(๐ฃ๐ฅ2+๐ฃ๐ฆ2+๐ฃ๐ง2)๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐๐ฃ
๐ง# of points per unit volume
Maxwell velocity distribution function ๐ = ๐
3๐
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐
๐ฃ๐ฆ๐
๐ฃ๐ง๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ๐๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐๐ฃ
๐ง= ๐๐ผ
3๐
โ๐ฝ2๐ฃ211.6 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
# of molecules with speed ๐ < < ๐ + ๐ ๐
# = ๐๐
๐๐
๐ฃ= ๐๐ผ
3๐
โ๐ฝ2๐ฃ2ร 4๐๐ฃ
2๐๐ฃ = 4๐๐๐ผ
3๐ฃ
2๐
โ๐ฝ2๐ฃ2๐๐ฃ
๐ ๐
โข Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
Two, obvious relations are used to obtain ๐ผ, ๐ฝ of ๐(๐ฃ)
๐ = เถฑ
0
โ
๐๐๐ฃ = 4๐๐๐ผ3 เถฑ
0
โ
๐ฃ2๐โ๐ฝ2๐ฃ2๐๐ฃ
๐ธ = 3
2๐๐๐ = 1
2๐ เถฑ
0
โ
๐ฃ2๐๐๐ฃ = 2๐๐๐๐ผ3 เถฑ
0
โ
๐ฃ4๐โ๐ฝ2๐ฃ2๐๐ฃ
โด ๐ผ = ๐
2๐๐๐ , ๐ฝ = ๐ 2๐๐
11.6 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
Finally, the Maxwell-Boltzmann speed distribution is given below
๐๐
๐ฃ= 4๐๐( ๐
2๐๐๐ )
3/2๐ฃ
2๐
โ๐๐ฃ2/2๐๐๐๐ฃ
0 0.0005 0.001 0.0015 0.002 0.0025
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
๐๐ฃ ๐
๐ฃ [m/s]
300๐พ
500๐พ
1000๐พ
Figure 11.2 Speed distribution of ๐2molecules
11.6 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
โข Mean free path and collision frequency
11.7 Mean Free Path and Collision Frequency
๐๐ = ๐๐๐ = 1
3 ๐๐๐ฃ
2Equation of state
Collisions between molecules โโโ ignored
โ Will change the velocity of individual molecules
โ # of molecules having particular velocity is unchanged
Molecules having a finite size
colliding with one another
โข Mean free path,
ฮป
11.7 Mean Free Path and Collision Frequency
Mean free path : ฮป
radius: r frozen
At collision,
r r
Collision radius = 2r
2r
Collision cross section : ๐ = 4๐๐2
Collision cross section : ๐ = 4๐๐2
Moving distance in the time interval : ๐ก = าง๐ฃ๐ก
11.7 Mean Free Path and Collision Frequency
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ = ๐ = ๐๐๐๐
๐ = ๐๐๐
# of molecules in the cylinder swept out by moving molecule :๐ าง๐ฃ๐ก๐
# of collision per unit time : collision frequency ๐
๐ = ๐ ๐
11.7 Mean Free Path and Collision Frequency
๐ = ๐ฃ๐ก
๐๐๐ฃ๐ก = 1
Mean free path : ๐๐
๐
๐
๐ซ
This answer is only approximately correct because we have used the mean speed ๐ฃ for all the molecules instead of performing an integration over the Maxwell-Boltzman speed distribution. If that is done, the result is
Collision frequency : (corrected)
๐
๐= ๐ฃ
๐ = 8
๐ ๐ฃ๐๐
11.7 Mean Free Path and Collision Frequency
๐ = 1 8 ๐ ๐๐
Mean free path : (corrected)
โข The distribution of free path, ๐ฅ < < ๐ฅ + ๐๐ฅ
โข ๐๐ = โ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ
โข ๐ = ๐0๐โ๐๐๐ฅ
๐๐ = โ๐๐๐0๐โ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฅ
๐๐ โถ number of molecules decreasing after collision ๐๐ โถ collision probability
๐๐ฅ โถ molecules moving distance
๐ โถ # of molecules that have not yet made a collision after traveling a distance x
11.7 Mean Free Path and Collision Frequency
โข
โข Survival equation : ๐ = ๐0๐โ๐ฅฮป (# having free paths ๐ฅ < ) ๐๐ = โ๐0
ฮป ๐โ
๐ฅ
ฮป๐๐ฅ (# with free path ๐ฅ < < ๐ฅ + ๐๐ฅ)
11.7 Mean Free Path and Collision Frequency
โ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ
๐๐
= ๐๐ โ๐๐ โ 1
๐๐2 ๐โ๐๐๐ฅ 0โ = 1 ๐๐ ฮป = ืฌ ๐ฅ(โ๐๐)
๐0 = ืฌ0โ๐๐๐0๐ฅ ๐โ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฅ
๐0 = ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐โ๐๐๐ฅ 0โ + 1 ๐๐ เถฑ
0
โ
๐โ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ
11.9 Transport Process
Figure 11.5 Flow of a viscous fluid between a moving upper plate and a stationary lower plate.
Figure 11.6 Molecule crossing the z=0 plane after its last collision at a distance ๐๐๐๐๐ฝ above the plane
โข # of molecules in ๐๐: ๐๐๐ฃ
โข # of collisions in ๐๐ฃ for ๐๐ก: 1
2๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐
โข # of free paths in ๐๐ for ๐๐ก: ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐
โข # of free paths toward ๐๐ด: ๐๐ค
4๐ ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐
โข Fraction of molecules that reach ๐๐ด without collision (survived ๐๐) : ๐
๐0 = ๐โ ฮป๐
โข # of molecules leaving ๐๐ in ๐๐ก crossing ๐๐ด without collision : ๐๐ค
4๐ ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐๐โ
๐
ฮป ๐ง โถ collision frequency of any one molecule
0 < ๐ < ๐ 0 < โ < 2๐2
1
4๐ง๐ฮปdAdt
11.9 Transport Process
โข Collision frequency : ๐ง = ฮป๐ฃเดค
โข Total # of collision with the wall per ๐๐ด, ๐๐ก, for all direction & speed : 1
4๐ าง๐ฃ
โข Average height of last collision before crossing The height of the volume element : ๐cos๐
# of molecules crossing ๐๐ด without collision : ๐๐ค
4๐ ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐๐โ
ฮป๐๐cos๐
11.9 Transport Process
๐ข(๐ง) ฮป
-ฮป
๐ง ๐ง
2 3ฮป
โ2 3ฮป
๐ข +2 3ฮป๐๐ข
๐๐ฆ ร1 4๐ าง๐ฃ
๐ข โ2 3ฮป๐๐ข
๐๐ฆ ร1 4๐ าง๐ฃ
โข Net rate of momentum transfer per unit area & time : 2 ร 2
3ฮป๐๐ข
๐๐ฆ๐1
4๐ าง๐ฃ
โข ๐(๐๐ฃ)
๐๐ก 1
๐ด = ๐ = 1
3๐๐ าง๐ฃฮป๐๐ข
๐๐ฆ
โข ๐ = 1
3๐๐ าง๐ฃฮป
โข ฮป= 1
๐๐, ๐ฃ =าง 8๐พ๐
๐๐
Figure 11.7 Flow of a viscous fluid between a moving upper plate and a stationary lower plate.