The constructal law and the thermodynamics of flow systems with configuration

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 47, Issue 14-16, 2004, Pages 3203-3214

  Bejan, A ^a   Lorente, S ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSA   (France)

Author keywords

Configuration; Constructal theory; Design as science; Evolution; Growth; Nonequilibrium; Survival; Territory; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; GRAPH THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

CONSTRUCTAL LAWS; FLOW ACCESS; FLOW STRUCTURES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 2442593899     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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