Constructal theory and flow architectures in living systems

We apply Constructal theory to the study of the flow structure of the human respiratory tree. We show that the flow architecture that would perform oxygenation of the blood and removal of carbon dioxide best, i. e. with lowest resistance, would be composed of a channel system with 23 bifurcation wit...

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Autor principal: Reis, A (author)
Outros Autores: Miguel, A. F. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2012
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/5483
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/5483