Constructal three-dimensional trees for conduction between a volume and one point

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 977-984

  Ledezma, G A ^a   Bejan, A ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduction; Cooling; Electronics; Finned surfaces; Heat transfer; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTAL METHOD; VOLUME TO POINT RESISTANCE;

HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HEAT CONDUCTION;

GEOMETRICAL EFFECT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0032216247     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2825918     Document Type: Article

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