Treatment mass flux links are used to provide a mechanism for treating or removing a fraction of the amount of mass entering a Cell. They are defined by specifying a fraction of the mass entering the pathway which is removed. Hence, a treatment mass flux is computed as the mass rate of inflow of the species entering the pathway multiplied by a fraction:
Treatment Mass Flux = Cell Mass Inflow Rate * Fraction
The Fraction is dimensionless, and must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1. The Fraction is specified as a vector by species, which allows the Fraction to be species-specific.
Treatment mass flux links are uni-directional (mass can only be transported in one direction).
Warning: Treatment mass flux
links only act on mass fluxes that are entering from outside the Cell net to which the
Cell belongs. Hence, in order to filter incoming fluxes, they must be
specified as Normal (as opposed to Coupled) flux links (or must be specified as
direct inputs via the Cumulative Inputs field). Coupled influxes will not
be impacted.
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