Table 3. Mean-Free Path of Gas Molecules (nm) from MD Simulations (λMD) with σcol = σgas and Kinetic Theory (λKT)a.
300 K |
330 K |
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gas | λKT | λMD | λKT | λMD |
H2 | 8.45 | 10.47 | 9.13 | 12.02 |
He | 10.40 | 10.91 | 11.65 | 11.89 |
Ar | 6.23 | 6.01 | 6.87 | 6.31 |
CH4 | 4.98 | 4.76 | 6.09 | 5.93 |
CO2 | 3.01 | 3.04 | 4.59 | 5.20 |
σcol is the collision diameter and σgas is the diameter of the gas molecule that is the Lennard–Jones collision diameter (σ).