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Unexpected trapping of particles at a T junction
2014
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
A common element in physiological flow networks, as well as most domestic and industrial piping systems, is a T junction that splits the flow into two nearly symmetric streams. It is reasonable to assume that any particles suspended in a fluid that enters the bifurcation will leave it with the fluid. Here we report experimental evidence and a theoretical description of a trapping mechanism for low-density particles in steady and pulsatile flows through Tshaped junctions. This mechanism induces
doi:10.1073/pnas.1321585111
pmid:24639547
pmcid:PMC3977238
fatcat:pzlnnafvtng7tcbhduw7yxs4by