The shape of a pipe dramatically affects how pollutants will spread

The shape of a pipe dramatically affects how pollutants will spread
Chapel Hill NC (SPX) Oct 16, 2015 - Researchers have long known and well-documented how dye disperses when injected into a fluid flowing through a pipe. But a team of mathematicians at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has discovered that the size and shape of the pipe dramatically affects how the dye will disperse in the early moments after injection. Their results have major implications for drug delivery, ch ... more

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