השוואת שיטות

	דיפוזיה סטפן-מקסוול	רשת התנגדות תרמית
תחום	תרמודינמיקה	תרמודינמיקה
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1871	1985
הוגה השיטה	Josef Stefan and James Clerk Maxwell	Frank Incropera and David DeWitt
סוג	Diffusion equation	Heat transfer network analysis
מקור מכונן	Reid, R. C., Prausnitz, J. M., & Poling, B. E. (1987). The Properties of Gases and Liquids (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0071247009	Incropera, F. P., DeWitt, D. P., Bergman, T. L., & Lavine, A. S. (2007). Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer (6th ed.). Wiley. ISBN: 978-0470055540
כינויים	Stefan-Maxwell equation, multicomponent diffusion	thermal circuit analogy, thermal network
קשורות	3	3
תקציר	The Stefan-Maxwell diffusion equation describes how multiple chemical species diffuse through each other in a mixture, accounting for interactions between all species pairs. Unlike Fick's law, which assumes species diffuse independently, Stefan-Maxwell theory captures the coupling that occurs when species with different diffusivities move at different rates. This is essential for analyzing gas separation, combustion, catalytic processes, and reactive distillation.	The Thermal Resistance Network method uses electrical circuit analogy to solve heat transfer problems. It treats heat flow as analogous to electric current, thermal resistance analogous to electrical resistance, and temperature difference analogous to voltage potential. This powerful conceptual framework enables engineers to analyze complex multi-layer heat transfer systems systematically.