System-level optimization of the sizes of organs for heat and fluid flow systems

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-342

  Ordóñez, Juan C ^a   Bejan, Adrian ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Constructal theory; Flight; Organs of animals; Physiology; Size optimization; Thermodynamic optimization; Zoology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037378211     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1290-0729(02)00035-2     Document Type: Article

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