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	Νόμοι του Fick	Προσέγγιση Boussinesq
Πεδίο	Θερμοδυναμική	Θερμοδυναμική
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1855	1903
Δημιουργός	Adolf Fick	Joseph Boussinesq
Τύπος	Diffusion law	Approximation technique
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Fick, A. (1855). On liquid diffusion. Philosophical Magazine, 10(63), 30-39.	Boussinesq, J. (1903). Théorie Analytique de la Chaleur. Gauthier-Villars.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	diffusion equation, Fickian diffusion	buoyancy approximation, Boussinesq model
Συναφείς	3	3
Σύνοψη	Fick's Laws describe how species diffuse through media due to concentration gradients. The First Law (steady-state) relates diffusion flux to concentration gradient, while the Second Law (transient) describes how concentration changes over time. These laws are fundamental to mass transfer analysis, applying to gases, liquids, and solids. Fick's Laws are analogous to Fourier's Law of heat conduction, replacing temperature with concentration.	The Boussinesq Approximation simplifies the governing equations for natural convection by treating density as constant except in the buoyancy term. This approximation is valid when temperature variations produce small density changes and allows researchers to solve coupled heat-fluid flow problems without solving the full, nonlinear compressibility equations. The Boussinesq Approximation is fundamental to analyzing buoyancy-driven flows in buildings, enclosures, and geophysical applications.