Emergence of asymmetry in constructal tree flow networks

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Gosselin, Louis ^a   Bejan, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDRITE; TREE FLOW NETWORKS;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; FRACTALS; PIPE;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 28644438343     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2133899     Document Type: Article

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