Constructal entransy dissipation minimization for 'volume-point' heat conduction

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Lingen ^a   Wei, Shuhuan ^a   Sun, Fengrui ^a  

^a NAVAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; ION EXCHANGE; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTAL; CONSTRUCTAL THEORY; CONTROL VOLUMES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ENTRANSY DISSIPATION; EQUIVALENT THERMAL; FIRST ORDERS; FOCUS-OF-ATTENTION; HEAT TRANSFER IRREVERSIBILITY; HEAT-CONDUCTION PROBLEMS; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; HIGHER-ORDER; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MEAN TEMPERATURES; OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMAL RESISTANCE; TRANSFER PROCESSES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 53349118271     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/19/195506     Document Type: Article

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