Multi-Objective Constructal Design for Quadrilateral Heat Generation Body with Vein-Shaped High Thermal Conductivity Channel [PDF]
Entropy, 2022 Based on the quadrilateral heat generation body (HGB) proposed by previous literature, the multi-objective constructal design is performed. Firstly, the constructal design is performed by minimizing the complex function composed of the maximum ...
Hongwei Zhu +4 more
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Design and bio-inspired optimization of direct contact membrane distillation for desalination based on constructal law [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 At the present study, a one-dimensional model for the flat sheet direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) for desalination purposes is proposed.
Amir H. Keshavarzzadeh
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Constructal Optimizations for Heat and Mass Transfers Based on the Entransy Dissipation Extremum Principle, Performed at the Naval University of Engineering; a Review [PDF]
Entropy, 2018 Combining entransy theory with constructal theory, this mini-review paper summarizes the constructal optimization work of heat conduction, convective heat transfer, and mass transfer problems during the authors’ working time in the Naval University of ...
Lingen Chen, Qinghua Xiao, Huijun Feng
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On the Svelteness as an Engineering Tool in Constructal Design: A Critical Review
Applied Sciences, 2022 The application of Constructal theory to the flow design in engineering applications connects the channels’ architecture with their freedom to morph.
Miguel R. Clemente, Miguel R. O. Panão
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Hierarchical Modeling of the Liver Vascular System [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 The liver plays a key role in the metabolic homeostasis of the whole organism. To carry out its functions, it is endowed with a peculiar circulatory system, made of three main dendritic flow structures and lobules.
Aimee M. Torres Rojas +3 more
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Performance Optimization of a Condenser in Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) System Based on Constructal Theory and a Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm [PDF]
Entropy, 2020 Constructal optimization of a plate condenser with fixed heat transfer rate and effective volume in ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system is performed based on constructal theory.
Zhixiang Wu +3 more
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Constructal Optimization for Cooling a Non-Uniform Heat Generating Radial-Pattern Disc by Conduction [PDF]
Entropy, 2018 A heat conduction model in a radial-pattern disc by considering non-uniform heat generation (NUHG) is established in this paper. A series of high conductivity channels (HCCs) are attached on the rim of the disc and extended to its center.
Jiang You +3 more
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Constructal Design of an Overtopping Wave Energy Converter Incorporated in a Breakwater
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 A numerical study was performed in the present work about an Overtopping Device Wave Energy Converter (OTD-WEC) with one and two ramps incorporated in a real breakwater.
Jaifer Corrêa Martins +6 more
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Constructal Design of a Rectangular Fin in a Mixed Convective Confined Environment
Inventions, 2018 Extended surfaces or fins offer an efficient solution in many engineering situations that demand a higher heat transfer, including cooling gas-turbine components and electronic chips via internal convective flows.
Ran Cong +3 more
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Applicability Evidence of Constructal Design in Structural Engineering: Case Study of Biaxial Elasto-Plastic Buckling of Square Steel Plates with Elliptical Cutout [PDF]
Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics, 2021 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 systems.
Thiago da Silveira +6 more
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