Constructal tree-shaped two-phase flow for cooling a surface

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2785-2797

  Zamfirescu, C ^a   Bejan, A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructal design; Constructal theory; Dendritic; Heat exchangers; Hierarchical structures; Skating rinks; Topology optimization; Tree networks; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; COOLING; FLOW VISUALIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ELEMENTAL VOLUME METHODS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

COOLING; DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGER; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0038322313     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(03)00043-7     Document Type: Article

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