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Transport Phenomena

Problem 2.235

A vessel filled with gas is divided into two equal parts 1 and 2 by a thin heat-insulating partition with two holes. One hole has a small diameter, and the other has a very large diameter (in comparison with the mean free path of molecules). In part 2 the gas is kept at a temperature \(\eta\) times higher than that of part 1 . How will the concentration of molecules in part 2 change and how many times after the large hole is closed?

Reveal Answer
 Increases (1+η)/(1+η) times. \text { Increases }(1+\eta) /(1+\sqrt{\eta}) \text { times. }