The constructal law and the evolution of design in nature

A Bejan, S Lorente - Physics of life Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
The constructal law accounts for the universal phenomenon of generation and evolution of
design (configuration, shape, structure, pattern, rhythm). This phenomenon is observed …

Constructal theory: from engineering to physics, and how flow systems develop shape and structure

AH Reis - 2006 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Constructal theory and its applications to various fields ranging from engineering to natural
living and inanimate systems, and to social organization and economics, are reviewed in …

[图书][B] Advanced engineering thermodynamics

A Bejan - 2016 - books.google.com
An advanced, practical approach to the first and second laws of thermodynamics Advanced
Engineering Thermodynamics bridges the gap between engineering applications and the …

Constructal law of design and evolution: Physics, biology, technology, and society

A Bejan, S Lorente - Journal of Applied Physics, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
This is a review of the theoretical and applied progress made based on the Constructal law
of design and evolution in nature, with emphasis on the last decade. The Constructal law is …

Constructal theory of generation of configuration in nature and engineering

A Bejan, S Lorente - Journal of applied physics, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
Constructal theory is the view that the generation of flow configuration is a physics
phenomenon that can be based on a physics principle (the constructal law):“For a finite-size …

Progress in study on constructal theory and its applications

LG Chen - Science China Technological Sciences, 2012 - Springer
The emergence and development of constructal theory, which has been a new discipline
branch to research sorts of structures in nature and engineering, are reviewed. The core of …

The constructal law of design and evolution in nature

A Bejan, S Lorente - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Constructal theory is the view that (i) the generation of images of design (pattern, rhythm) in
nature is a phenomenon of physics and (ii) this phenomenon is covered by a principle (the …

[图书][B] Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law governs evolution in biology, physics, technology, and social organizations

A Bejan, JP Zane - 2013 - books.google.com
In this groundbreaking book, Adrian Bejan takes the recurring patterns in nature—trees,
tributaries, air passages, neural networks, and lightning bolts—and reveals how a single …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution in thermodynamics

A Bejan - Applied Physics Reviews, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
This review covers two aspects of “evolution” in thermodynamics. First, with the constructal
law, thermodynamics is becoming the domain of physics that accounts for the phenomenon …

Nonequilibrium thermodynamics and maximum entropy production in the Earth system: applications and implications

A Kleidon - Naturwissenschaften, 2009 - Springer
The Earth system is maintained in a unique state far from thermodynamic equilibrium, as, for
instance, reflected in the high concentration of reactive oxygen in the atmosphere. The …