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 …

Numerical analysis of interfacial nanolayer thickness on Darcy-Forchheimer Casson hybrid nanofluid flow over a moving needle with Cattaneo-Christov dual flux

D Mohanty, G Mahanta, AJ Chamkha… - Numerical Heat Transfer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The interfacial nanolayer is a tinny coating of liquid molecules convened around the
immersed solid nanoparticles in the base liquid which plays a vital role to control the flow …

Constructal design progress for eight types of heat sinks

LG Chen, AB Yang, HJ Feng, YL Ge, SJ Xia - Science China Technological …, 2020 - Springer
This review paper summarizes constructal design progress performed by the authors for
eight types of heat sinks with ten performance indexes being taken as the optimization …

Constructal design of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger for organic fluid evaporation process

H Feng, L Chen, Z Wu, Z Xie - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2019 - Elsevier
A shell-and-tube heat exchanger for organic fluid evaporation process is investigated in this
paper. A complex function considering the heat transfer and fluid flow performances of the …

Constructal design of different ribs for thermo-fluid performance enhancement of a solar air heater (SAH)

AK Barik, A Mohanty, JR Senapati, MM Awad - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the constructal theory has been applied to evolve six new types of ribs (T-rib,
left arm inclined T-rib, right arm inclined T-rib, Y-rib, concave and convex T-ribs) for a solar …

Constructal design for disc-shaped heat exchanger with maximum thermal efficiency

H Feng, L Chen, S Xia - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019 - Elsevier
Constructal design of a disc-shaped heat exchanger (DSHE) is implemented in this paper.
Maximum thermal efficiency and total tube volume are taken as the optimization objective …

Thermal efficiency maximization for H-and X-shaped heat exchangers based on constructal theory

L Chen, H Feng, Z Xie, F Sun - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Constructal optimizations of H-and X-shaped heat exchangers are carried out by taking the
maximum thermal efficiency (the ratio of the dimensionless heat transfer rate to the …

Constructal design for supercharged boiler evaporator

Z Xie, H Feng, L Chen, Z Wu - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2019 - Elsevier
On the basis of constructal theory, constructal optimization of a supercharged boiler
evaporator is implemented by taking a complex function composed of heat transfer rate …

Entrance-length dendritic plate heat exchangers

A Bejan, M Alalaimi, AS Sabau, S Lorente - International Journal of Heat …, 2017 - Elsevier
Here we explore the idea that the highest heat transfer rate between two fluids in a given
volume is achieved when plate channel lengths are given by the thermal entrance length, ie …