Entropy generation rate in uniform heat generating area cooled by conducting paths: Criterion for rating the performance of constructal designs

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 18-19, 2004, Pages 2951-2969

  Ghodoossi, Lotfollah ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Constructal theory; Entropy generation; Heat conduction; Optimization; Tree networks

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ENTROPY; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; OPTIMIZATION;

CONSTRUCTAL THEORY; ENTROPY GENERATION; HEAT FLOW; TREE NETWORKS;

HEATING;

EID: 3142567118     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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