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Rocha, Luiz A.O |
Constructal Law and the Unifying Principle of Design |
I05967 |
2013 |
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Nield, D.A |
Convection in Porous Media |
I02770 |
1992 |
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| Title | Constructal Law and the Unifying Principle of Design |
| Author(s) | Rocha, Luiz A.O;Lorente, Sylvie;Bejan, Adrian |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2013. |
| Description | XIV, 330 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Design happens everywhere, whether in animate objects (e.g., dendritic lung structures, bacterial colonies, and corals), inanimate patterns (river basins, beach slope, and dendritic crystals), social dynamics (pedestrian traffic flows), or engineered systems (heat dissipation in electronic circuitry). This ???design in nature??? often takes on remarkably similar patterns, which can be explained under one unifying Constructal Law. This book explores the unifying power of the Constructal Law and its applications in all domains of design generation and evolution, ranging from biology and geophysics to globalization, energy, sustainability, and security.?? The Constructal Law accounts for the universal tendency of flow systems to morph into evolving configurations that provide greater and easier access over time. The Constructal Law resolves the many and contradictory ad hoc statements of ???optimality???, end design, and destiny in nature, such as minimum and maximum entropy production and minimum and maximum flow resistance, and also explains the designs that are observed and copied in biomimetics. Constructal Law and the Unifying Principle of Design covers the fundamentals of Constructal Theory and Design, as well as presenting a variety of state-of-the-art applications. Experts from the biological, physical and social sciences demonstrate the unification of all design phenomena in nature, and apply this knowledge to novel designs in modern engineering, such as vascularization for self-healing and self-cooling materials for aircraft, and tree fins and cavities for heat transfer enhancement. ?? ?????????????????? Captures a world-wide movement toward design as science ?????????????????? Defines the place of the Constructal Law in physics and thermodynamics ?????????????????? Features an interdisciplinary approach that spans physics, biology, engineering and the social sciences ?????????????????? Demonstrates that a single law of physics governs all the phenomena of design in nature |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461450498 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. ENGINEERING DESIGN
6. Engineering Fluid Dynamics
7. FLUID MECHANICS
8. GEOMORPHOLOGY
9. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
10. Systems biology
11. THERMODYNAMICS
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| Title | Convection in Porous Media |
| Author(s) | Nield, D.A;Bejan, Adrian |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 1992. |
| Description | XVII, 408 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In this book we have tried to provide a user-friendly introduction to the topic of convection in porous media. We have assumed that the reader is conversant with the basic elements of fluid mechanics and heat transfer, but otherwise the book is self-contained. Only routine classical mathematics is employed. We hope that the book will be useful both as a review (for reference) and as a tutorial work (suitable as a textbook in a graduate course or seminar). This book brings into perspective the voluminous research that has been performed during the last two decades. The field has recently exploded because of worldwide concern with issues such as energy self-sufficiency and pollution of the environment. Areas of application include the insulation of buildings and equipment, energy storage and recovery, geothermal reservoirs, nuclear waste disposal, chemical reactor engineering, and the storage of heat-generating materials such as grain and coal. Geophysical applications range from the flow of groundwater around hot intrusions to the stability of snow against avalanches |
| ISBN,Price | 9781475721751 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. AIR POLLUTION
2. Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
3. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Energy and state
7. Energy policy
8. Energy Policy, Economics and Management
9. Fluid- and Aerodynamics
10. FLUIDS
11. Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
12. THERMODYNAMICS
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