Using Available Volume to Predict Fluid Diffusivity in Random Media
arXiv:cond-mat/0610058 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.74.040102
Abstract
We propose a simple equation for predicting self-diffusivity of fluids embedded in random matrices of identical, but dynamically frozen, particles (i.e., quenched-annealed systems). The only nontrivial input is the volume available to mobile particles, which also can be predicted for two common matrix types that reflect equilibrium and non-equilibrium fluid structures. The proposed equation can account for the large differences in mobility exhibited by quenched-annealed systems with indistinguishable static pair correlations, illustrating the key role that available volume plays in transport.
to appear in Physical Review E (12 pages, 4 figures)