Constructal Law and the Unifying Principle of Design

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

In this book, experts from biology, physics and the social sciences examine the unification of all design phenomena in nature and apply this knowledge to designs in engineering, such as vascularization for self-healing and self-cooling materials for aircraft.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-12-03
Mått:155 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt:682 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Understanding Complex Systems
Antal sidor:330
Upplaga:2013
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781461450481

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Geovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Teknik: allmänt inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Fysik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

Preface: Constructal law, design in nature, and complexity.- 1. The Constructal Design of Humanity on the Globe.- 2. Towards a Quantitative Unifying Theory of Natural Design of Flow Systems: Emergence and Evolution.- 3. Leaf Shapes and Venation Patterns.- 4. Drainage Basins Evolution with Non-Erodible Regions.- 5. Software Evolution and the Constructal Law.- 6. Constructal Design of High Conductivity Inserts.- 7. Constructal Design of T-shaped Water Distribution Networks.- 8. The Constructal Theory of Electrokinetic Transport through a Porous System.- 9. Constructal Theory Applied to Vascular Countercurrent Networks.- 10. Constructal Design of Animate and Inanimate Systems: an Answer to Consumerism?.- 11. Constructal Design of Rectangular conjugate Cooling Channels.- 12. The Flow of Stresses: Constructal Design of Perforated Plates Subjected to Tension or Buckling.- 13. Equipartition of Joulean Heat in Thermoelectric Generators.- 14. Constructal Design of Refrigeration Devices.- 15. Constructal Design of Vortex Tubes.- 16. Constructal Design of Wave Energy Converters.- 17. Constructal Design of Thermal Systems.- Index.