Transport coefficients of high temperature SF₆ in local thermodynamic equilibrium using a phenomenological approach

The transport coefficients of high temperature sulfur hexafluoride (SF ₆) plasmas in local thermodynamic equilibrium are calculated using collision integrals derived in a phenomenological approach which could be a valuable tool in the calculation of complete data sets for complex mixtures, including interactions hardly handled in the accurate multipotential methods. A systematic comparison with transport coefficients obtained using an old data set and experimental test is performed to check the reliability of the proposed approach in evaluating transport cross sections.