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 …
An advanced, practical approach to the first and second laws of thermodynamics Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics bridges the gap between engineering applications and the …
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 …
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 …
Gibson's (1966, 1979/1986) ecological approach to perception, action, and cognition is patently non-representational and non-computational. In the place of these commonly …
The relationship between beachface slope and sand grain size has been established based on multiple observations of beach characteristics in many parts of the world. We show that …
AH Reis, A Bejan - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2006 - Elsevier
The constructal law states that every flow system evolves in time so that it develops the flow architecture that maximizes flow access under the constraints posed to the flow. Earlier …
A Bejan - Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2007 - hess.copernicus.org
This review article shows that the occurrence of macroscopic flow configuration is a universal natural phenomenon that can be explained and predicted on the basis of a …
Urban agriculture is becoming a timely environmental friendly practice to strengthen cities' resilience to climate change. However, there is a lack of academic literature regarding the …