Bejan’s Constructal Theory of Shape and Structure

Introduction; Chapter 1. River Basins: Geomorphology and DynamicsChapter 2. Tree-Shaped Flow Structures for Human-Scale and Small-Scales Applications; Chapter 3. Dendritic Growth: Classical Models and Constructal Analysis; Chapter 4. Thermodynamic Formulation of the Constructal; Chapter 5. Performan...

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Autor principal: Miguel, A, F. (author)
Formato: book
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2012
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/6241
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/6241
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Resumo:Introduction; Chapter 1. River Basins: Geomorphology and DynamicsChapter 2. Tree-Shaped Flow Structures for Human-Scale and Small-Scales Applications; Chapter 3. Dendritic Growth: Classical Models and Constructal Analysis; Chapter 4. Thermodynamic Formulation of the Constructal; Chapter 5. Performance Evaluation of Some Passive Augmentation Techniques Using Entropy Generation Minimization Method Law; Chapter 6. Visualization of Two-Dimensional Heat and Mass Transfer using the Heatlines and Masslines; Chapter 7. Constructal View of Global Circulation and Climate; Chapter 8. Entropy Generation for the Next Generation