Progress of constructal theory in China over the past decade

L Chen, H Feng, Z Xie, F Sun - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2019 - Elsevier
Constructal theory has been widely used in performance optimizations of various problems.
Among these problems, engineering problem is a hot topic for constructal theory. The …

Constructal theory: from engineering to physics, and how flow systems develop shape and structure

AH Reis - 2006 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Constructal theory and its applications to various fields ranging from engineering to natural
living and inanimate systems, and to social organization and economics, are reviewed in …

[图书][B] Convection heat transfer

A Bejan - 2013 - books.google.com
A new edition of the bestseller on convection heat transfer A revised edition of the industry
classic, Convection Heat Transfer, Fourth Edition, chronicles how the field of heat transfer …

Constructal theory of generation of configuration in nature and engineering

A Bejan, S Lorente - Journal of applied physics, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
Constructal theory is the view that the generation of flow configuration is a physics
phenomenon that can be based on a physics principle (the constructal law):“For a finite-size …

Progress in study on constructal theory and its applications

LG Chen - Science China Technological Sciences, 2012 - Springer
The emergence and development of constructal theory, which has been a new discipline
branch to research sorts of structures in nature and engineering, are reviewed. The core of …

The constructal law of design and evolution in nature

A Bejan, S Lorente - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Constructal theory is the view that (i) the generation of images of design (pattern, rhythm) in
nature is a phenomenon of physics and (ii) this phenomenon is covered by a principle (the …

Progress in entransy theory and its applications

LG Chen - Chinese science bulletin, 2012 - Springer
The entransy and entransy dissipation extremum principle proposed have opened up a new
direction for the heat transfer optimization. The emergence and development of entransy …

The constructal law of organization in nature: tree-shaped flows and body size

A Bejan - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2005 - journals.biologists.com
The constructal law is the statement that for a flow system to persist in time it must evolve in
such a way that it provides easier access to its currents. This is the law of configuration …

Conduction tree networks with loops for cooling a heat generating volume

LAO Rocha, S Lorente, A Bejan - International journal of heat and mass …, 2006 - Elsevier
Tree-shaped networks are now being considered as small-scale architectures for high-
densities in electronics cooling and fuel cells design. This paper documents the optimization …

The area-point constructal optimization for discrete variable cross-section conducting path

S Wei, L Chen, F Sun - Applied Energy, 2009 - Elsevier
According to constructal area-point heat conduction model, the thermal current in the high
conductive link increases only at conjunction points. If the optimum number of the lower …