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I leafed through that page, and it still seems like the answer is: "To make sure the pollutants are dispersed and/or carried away enough to reduce exposure of p
by einpoklum 1y ago
I leafed through that page, and it still seems like the answer is: "To make sure the pollutants are dispersed and/or carried away enough to reduce exposure of people around the base."
Am I wrong?
- dweekly 1y agoYou're right, but the less intuitive part is that the stack makes the air rise much more quickly; the exit velocity is higher the taller the stack.
- kortilla 1y agoThat’s secondary. Smoke stacks were tall long before people cared about pollution (1800s).
- Anthony-G 1y agoStrangely, your comment shows up in light grey, indicating that you’ve been downvoted – for asking a genuine question! Upvoting your question (and its answers) to mitigate that.