Flux Links to/from Pipes

The only way to transport mass out of a Pipe is by specifying an advective mass flux link to another pathway.  Diffusive mass flux links (diffusive outfluxes), and special purpose mass flux links (direct transfer, precipitate removal and treatment) from Pipes cannot be created. 

Advective mass flux links are used to transport mass via a flowing medium.  Mass which is dissolved, suspended or otherwise associated with the flowing medium is transported with the medium as it moves.  For Pipe pathways, the flowing medium is always the Reference Fluid

You can transport mass into a Pipe via an advective mass flux link from any other type of pathway and/or via a diffusive mass flux link from a Cell pathway. Within GoldSim, the concentration and diffusive length on the Pipe side of a diffusive mass flux link are assumed to be zero. Hence, like advective mass flux links, diffusive mass flux links involving Pipes are uni-directional.

   Warning: GoldSim does not enforce a balance for the flow of the Reference Fluid in a Pipe.  That is, the Inflows into a Pipe do not need to be equal to the Outflows from the Pipe.  If the specified Outflows are greater than the specified Inflows, conceptually the effect on the species concentrations leaving the Pipe is one of dilution, since "clean" fluid is assumed to be flowing into the Pipe.  If, however, the specified Outflows are less than the specified Inflows, in the absence of decay and dispersion, the species concentrations leaving the Pipe would be greater than those entering the Pipe.  Conceptually, GoldSim would assume that a quantity of "clean" fluid (carrying no species mass) flowed out of the Pipe in order to conserve the flow rate and volume in the Pipe.  Although there are some physical situations in which you may actually want to do this (e.g., in order to simulate the evaporation of Water from a Pipe), typically such behavior would not be intended.  As a result, whenever the Inflows to a Pipe exceed the Outflows, GoldSim provides a (non-fatal) warning message to the Run Log.

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