Constructal law of design and evolution: Physics, biology, technology, and society
This is a review of the theoretical and applied progress made based on the Constructal law
of design and evolution in nature, with emphasis on the last decade. The Constructal law is …
of design and evolution in nature, with emphasis on the last decade. The Constructal law is …
The principle underlying all evolution, biological, geophysical, social and technological
A Bejan - … Transactions of the Royal Society A, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This article addresses the main research areas identified in the call for contributions to this
special issue. With examples from published articles and books, the present article shows …
special issue. With examples from published articles and books, the present article shows …
High aspect ratio microchannel heat sink optimization under thermally developing flow conditions based on minimum power consumption
M Parlak, A Özsunar, A Koşar - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In electronics cooling, it is vital to remove a high amount of heat from electronic components
within a confined space to keep the temperature below a required limit and to increase the …
within a confined space to keep the temperature below a required limit and to increase the …
Effective propulsion in swimming: grasping the hydrodynamics of hand and arm movements
J Van Houwelingen, S Schreven… - Journal of applied …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
In this paper, a literature review is presented regarding the hydrodynamic effects of different
hand and arm movements during swimming with the aim to identify lacunae in current …
hand and arm movements during swimming with the aim to identify lacunae in current …
Animal design advantage from the analogy between friction and body heat loss
A Bejan, JD Charles - Biosystems, 2024 - Elsevier
When a fluid accelerates as it sweeps a solid surface there are two consequences: the
friction and the heat transfer (thermal contact) between fluid and solid increase …
friction and the heat transfer (thermal contact) between fluid and solid increase …
Geometric optimization of a rectangular isothermal block inside a lid-driven cavity by means of constructal design
R da Silveira Borahel, FSF Zinani, LAO Rocha… - … Communications in Heat …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work applies the Constructal Design method to analyze the performance of a
rectangular isothermal block (IB)-inside an adiabatic lid-driven cavity with an isothermal lid …
rectangular isothermal block (IB)-inside an adiabatic lid-driven cavity with an isothermal lid …
Applicability evidence of constructal design in structural engineering: Case study of biaxial elasto-plastic buckling of square steel plates with elliptical cutout
TD Silveira, VT Pinto, JPS Neufeld, A Pavlovic… - Journal of Applied and …, 2021 - cris.unibo.it
The application of the Constructal Design method in Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
areas is an already consecrated approach to geometrically evaluate these flow engineering …
areas is an already consecrated approach to geometrically evaluate these flow engineering …
Constructal law: From microscale to urban-scale design
S Lorente - Annual Review of Heat Transfer, 2016 - dl.begellhouse.com
This chapter documents some of the major advances made during the past few years under
the umbrella of the constructal law of design evolution. The constructal law is applied here to …
the umbrella of the constructal law of design evolution. The constructal law is applied here to …
The natural emergence of asymmetric tree-shaped pathways for cooling of a non-uniformly heated domain
E Cetkin, A Oliani - Journal of Applied Physics, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Here, we show that the peak temperature on a non-uniformly heated domain can be
decreased by embedding a high-conductivity insert in it. The trunk of the high-conductivity …
decreased by embedding a high-conductivity insert in it. The trunk of the high-conductivity …
Constructal branched micromixers with enhanced mixing efficiency: Slender design, sphere mixing chamber and obstacles
Here we uncover the passive micromixer designs with the maximum mixing efficiency under
a lesser flow impedance. Three different designs of micromixers were considered for volume …
a lesser flow impedance. Three different designs of micromixers were considered for volume …