Vascularized materials with heating from one side and coolant forced from the other side

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 17-18, 2007, Pages 3498-3506

  Kim, S ^a   Lorente, S ^b   Bejan, A ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b INSA   (France)

Author keywords

Constructal theory; Designed porous media; Optimal spacings; Self cooling; Smart materials; Vascularized materials

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLANTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CONSTRUCTAL THEORY; DESIGNED POROUS MEDIA; OPTIMAL SPACINGS; SELF-COOLING; VASCULARIZED MATERIALS;

FORCED CONVECTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLANTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34247535879     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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