##  [Maxwell–Stefan Diffusion Model](/maxwell-stefan-diffusion-model) 

  ##  [Maxwell–Stefan Diffusion Model](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/maxwell-stefan-diffusion-model-0) 

  

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Definition

A multicomponent mass-transport model that relates species driving forces (typically gradients of chemical potential or mole fraction) to the species' relative velocities by means of pairwise frictional interactions represented through binary Maxwell–Stefan diffusivities D_ij (units m²/s).