Couette flow of a multicomponent ionized gas

We consider equilibrium flow of a multicomponent ionized gas between two catalytic plates of infinite length, one of which moves parallel to the other with constant velocity. The results of 1] are generalized for ionized gaseous mixtures which are in local thermodynamic equilibrium. Formulas are presented for calculating the thermal flux and the effective thermal conductivity for ambipolar diffusion.Then a special ionization case is discussed.Notation A_i chemical symbol of the i-th component - W_i projection of the molar diffusive flux vector of the i-th component on the y-axis - x_i molar concentration - H_i enthalpy - m_i molecular weight - Q_s heat of the s-th reaction - K_ps(T) equilibrium constant of the s-th reaction - W_i mass formation rate of the i-th component per unit volume - Z_i charge number - e unit charge (electron charge) - E electric field intensity - distance between the plates - N number of components - v _sl stoichiometric coefficients - density - T temperature - p pressure - u projection of average velocity on y-axis - viscosity - thermal conductivity - D_ij binary diffusion coefficient - R universal gas constant - k Boltzmann constant In conclusion, the author wishes to thank G. A. Tirskii for proposing the study and for suggestions made in the course of the investigation.