Climate change, in the framework of the Constructal Law [PDF]
, 2011 Here we present a simple and transparent alternative to the complex models of earth’s thermal behaviour under time-changing conditions. We show the one-to-one relationship between changes in atmospheric properties and time-dependent changes in ...
Bejan, Adrian +3 more
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A response to industrial maturity and energetic issues: a possible solution based on constructal law [PDF]
, 2015 PurposeTransport vehicle industry is suffering a diffused technological maturity. Energy efficiency is increasing with a certain velocity. But many factors in car development are playing against.MethodA critical literature review about technological ...
M. Trancossi
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AD-HOC principles of minimum energy expenditure as corollaries of the constructal law the cases of river basins and human vascular systems [PDF]
, 2016 In a recent paper [1] Reis showed that both the principles of extremum of entropy production rate, which are often used in the study of complex systems, are corollaries of the Constructal Law.
Reis, A. Heitor
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Life and evolution as physics [PDF]
Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2016 What is evolution and why does it exist in the biological, geophysical and technological realms — in short, everywhere? Why is there a time direction — a time arrow — in the changes we know are happening every moment and everywhere?
Adrian Bejan
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Optimal Branching Structure of Fluidic Networks with Permeable Walls. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2017 Biological and engineering studies of Hess-Murray’s law are focused on assemblies of tubes with impermeable walls. Blood vessels and airways have permeable walls to allow the exchange of fluid and other dissolved substances with tissues.
Pepe VR, Rocha LAO, Miguel AF.
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Mathematical Model of a Constructal Coanda Effect Nozzle [PDF]
Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 2016 This paper analyses the ACHEON Coanda effect nozzle for aircraft propulsion, based on the dynamic equilibrium of two jet streams. The ACHEON concept, and, in particular, the HOMER nozzle, which is its main component, are presented, together with the ...
Michele Trancossi +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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Constructal Design of an Idealize Arterial Bypass Graft: Effect of the Bypass Attachment Pointon Resistance to Flow [PDF]
Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics, 2021 This paper aims to investigate, through the 3D numerical analysis of an idealized arterial bypass graft, the dependence of the resistance to flow on the bypass insertion point.
Andrea Natale Impiombato +3 more
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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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How the thermal environment shapes the structure of termite mounds [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 A computational model has been developed to predict the role of environment in the forms and functions of termite mounds. The proposed model considers the most relevant forces involved in the heat transfer process of termite mounds, while also reflecting
Tadeu Mendonca Fagundes +2 more
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