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thermodiffusion

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thermodiffusion /ther·mo·dif·fu·sion/ (-dĭ-fu´zhun) diffusion due to a temperature gradient.
ther·mo·dif·fu·sion (thûrm-d-fyzhn)
n.
The diffusion of fluids, either gaseous or liquid, as influenced by their temperature.

thermodiffusion [ther″mo-dĭ-fu´zhun]
diffusion due to a temperature gradient.

thermodiffusion
diffusion influenced by a temperature gradient.


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In the second case, the ash particles move toward the surface tube by Brownian motion, by turbulent diffusion, or as a result of thermodiffusion through the boundary layer.
 
 
 
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