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 …

Second law thermodynamic study of heat exchangers: A review

K Manjunath, SC Kaushik - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Heat exchangers are thermal systems which are used extensively, have a major role in
energy conservation aspect and preventing global warming. This paper is based on reviews …

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 …

Constructal design for H-shaped compound heat transfer path in a rectangular heat generation body

H Feng, Z Zhang, L Chen, Y Ge - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2024 - Elsevier
An H-shaped compound heat transfer path (HSCHTP) model in a rectangular heat
generation body (RHGB) is built in present article. With specified total volumes of HSCHTP …

A review on the thermodynamic optimisation and modelling of the solar thermal Brayton cycle

WG Le Roux, T Bello-Ochende, JP Meyer - Renewable and sustainable …, 2013 - Elsevier
Many studies have been published on the performance and optimisation of the Brayton
cycle and solar thermal Brayton cycle showing the potential, merits and challenges of this …

Flow and thermal characteristics of offset branching network

XQ Wang, P Xu, AS Mujumdar, C Yap - International Journal of Thermal …, 2010 - Elsevier
Inspired by natural branching systems such as tree canopy, leaves, plant root, river basins,
mammalian circulatory and respiratory systems, branching networks have been suggested …

Operating conditions of an open and direct solar thermal Brayton cycle with optimised cavity receiver and recuperator

WG Le Roux, T Bello-Ochende, JP Meyer - Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
The small-scale open and direct solar thermal Brayton cycle with recuperator has several
advantages, including low cost, low operation and maintenance costs and it is highly …

CFD study of constructal microchannel networks for liquid-cooling of electronic devices

CA Rubio-Jimenez, A Hernandez-Guerrero… - Applied Thermal …, 2016 - Elsevier
The heat transfer performance of liquid-cooled heat sinks with a constructal design of the
flow field configurations is assessed in the present investigation. Y-and Ψ-shaped …

Thermodynamic optimisation of the integrated design of a small‐scale solar thermal Brayton cycle

WG Le Roux, T Bello‐Ochende… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The Brayton cycle's heat source does not need to be from combustion but can be extracted
from solar energy. When a black cavity receiver is mounted at the focus of a parabolic dish …

Introducing highly conductive materials into a fin for heat transfer enhancement

MR Hajmohammadi, M Ahmadian… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The straight fin is a common choice for enhancing heat transfer in cooling of planar systems
such as the electronic chips that are becoming smaller and smaller every day. However …