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[Doc] Fix notation for mixture-averaged diffusion coefficient
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Flame equations are formulated using Dkm *prime* (Eq. 12.180 from Kee et al),
not plain Dkm (Eq. 12.178).
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speth committed May 20, 2018
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.. math::
j_k^* = \rho \frac{W_k}{\overline{W}} D_{k,m} \frac{\partial X_k}{\partial z}
j_k^* = \rho \frac{W_k}{\overline{W}} D_{km}^\prime \frac{\partial X_k}{\partial z}
j_k = j_k^* - Y_k \sum_i j_i^*
where `\overline{W}` is the mean molecular weight of the mixture, `D_{k,m}` is the
where `\overline{W}` is the mean molecular weight of the mixture, `D_{km}^\prime` is the
mixture-averaged diffusion coefficient for species `k`, and `X_k` is the mole
fraction for species `k`. The diffusion coefficients used here are those
computed by the method :ct:`GasTransport::getMixDiffCoeffs`. The correction
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