NONEQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETIC -THEORY OF RAREFIED-GASES

The relation between the non-equilibrium thermodynamics and kinetic th eory of rarefied gases is discussed. The phenomenological equations of generalized non-equilibrium thermodynamics are formulated using the f undamental relations of kinetic theory. Using the approach developed, the non-equilibrium thermodynamics of a multicomponent gas mixture is formulated for the moment method and Burnett approximation and the bou ndary conditions including the slip and jump effects are derived for s lightly rarefied gases. Application to transport processes in disconti nuous systems and gas flows over solid bodies is also made.