Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of multicomponent systems

A general formalism of nonequilibrium thermodynamics of multicomponent fluids is given. Reversible parts of balance equations for the extensive variables are constructed in such a way that the growth rate of the extensive variables are related to their conjugate intensive parameters in an antisymmetric manner. This enables us to give the balance equation for the diffusional flow which plays an important role in the study of superfluidity and complex fluids.