Tree-shaped vascular wall designs for localized intense cooling

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 19-20, 2009, Pages 4535-4544

  Rocha, L A O ^a   Lorente, S ^b   Bejan, A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructal; Fire wall design; Self cooling; Smart materials; Tree networks; Vascularization

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTAL; FIRE WALL DESIGN; SELF-COOLING; SMART MATERIALS; TREE NETWORKS; VASCULARIZATION;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COOLING; DENDRIMERS; DESIGN; HEAT RESISTANCE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 67650088692     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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