RT Journal Article
T1 Fluctuation-induced pressures in fluids in thermal nonequilibrium steady states
A1 Kirkpatrick, T. R.
A1 Ortiz De Zárate Leira, José María
A1 Sengers, J. V.
AB Correlations in fluids in nonequilibrium steady states are long range. Hence, finite-size effects have important consequences in the nonequilibrium thermodynamics of fluids. One consequence is that nonequilibrium temperature fluctuations induce nonequilibrium Casimir-like pressures proportional to the square of the temperature gradient. Hence, fluctuations cause a breakdown of the concept of local thermal equilibrium. Furthermore, transport coefficients become dependent on boundary conditions and on gravity. Thus nonequilibrium fluctuations affect some traditional concepts in nonequilibrium thermodynamics.
PB American Physical Society
SN 1539-3755
YR 2014
FD 2014-02-28
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/33688
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/33688
LA eng
NO © 2014 American Physical Society. The research was supported by the US National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-09-01907. We thank M. L. Huber, E. W. Lemmon, and R. A. Perkins of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology for providing us with relevant thermodynamic-property information for the evaluation of the NE pressures. In addition, J.O.Z. acknowledges support from the UCM/Santander Research Grant No. PR6/13-18867.
NO US National Science Foundation
NO UCM/Santander Research
DS Docta Complutense
RD 14 dic 2025