Transport phenomena and properties in treelike networks

P Xu, AP Sasmito, B Yu… - Applied …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Treelike structures abound in natural as well as man-made transport systems, which have
fascinated multidisciplinary researchers to study the transport phenomena and properties …

Analysis of thermal conductivity of damaged tree-like bifurcation network with fractal roughened surfaces

B Xiao, J Fang, G Long, Y Tao, Z Huang - Fractals, 2022 - World Scientific
Tree bifurcation network has always been a hot issue concerning scientists all over the
world. However, the research on the heat conduction properties of damaged tree-like …

A novel fractal model for spontaneous imbibition in damaged tree-like branching networks

P Wang, B Xiao, J Gao, H Zhu, M Liu, G Long, P Li - Fractals, 2023 - World Scientific
Spontaneous imbibition has attracted considerable attention due to its extensive existence
in nature. In this study, we theoretically explored the spontaneous imbibition dynamics in a …

An improved model for permeability estimation in low permeable porous media based on fractal geometry and modified Hagen-Poiseuille flow

X Chen, G Yao - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Permeability is a crucial macroscopic parameter in characterizing fluid flow and mass
transfer behavior in porous media. A great theoretical basis for permeability estimation has …

Fractal analysis for thermal conductivity of dual porous media embedded with asymmetric tree-like bifurcation networks

Y Zhang, B Xiao, B Tu, G Zhang, Y Wang, G Long - Fractals, 2023 - World Scientific
Heat transport in tree-like bifurcation networks has been widely studied in various fields. In
this work, we investigate heat conduction in the dual porous media embedded with …

Fractal analysis of dimensionless permeability and Kozeny–Carman constant of spherical granular porous media with randomly distributed tree-like branching …

S Li, J Gao, B Xiao, Y Zhang, G Long, Y Li - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The seepage of porous media has garnered significant interest due to its ubiquitous
presence in nature, but most of the research is based on the model of a single dendritic …

A bio-inspired fractal microchannel heat sink with secondary modified structure and sub-total-sub fluid transmission mode for high heat flux and energy-saving heat …

C Ma, Y Sun, Y Wu, Q Zhang, Y Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid integration and miniaturization of electronic devices, thermal management
has become one of the key factors restricting the development of microelectronic devices …

Multi-objective optimization and multi-factors analysis of the thermal/hydraulic performance of the bionic Y-shaped fractal heat sink

Z He, Y Yan, T Zhao, L Zhang, Z Zhang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Facing the challenge of high heat flux in electronic devices, effective heat dissipation with
low consumption has drawn great attention. Based on the constructal theory, the optimal …

Fundamental principles of vascular network topology

VS Kopylova, SE Boronovskiy… - Biochemical Society …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
The vascular system is arguably the most important biological system in many organisms.
Although the general principles of its architecture are simple, the growth of blood vessels …

A study on the permeability for the tree-like branching network with polygonal loops based on the fractal network of leaf vein

M Liang, Y Gao, L Luo, B Xiao, M Pang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel tree-like branching network with polygonal loops is designed based on the network
of leaf vein. In this study, analytical models are presented for the effective permeabilities …