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 …

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 …

[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 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 …

On intelligence from first principles: Guidelines for inquiry into the hypothesis of physical intelligence (PI)

MT Turvey, C Carello - Ecological Psychology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Sand size versus beachface slope—An explanation based on the Constructal Law

AH Reis, C Gama - Geomorphology, 2010 - Elsevier
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 …

Constructal theory of global circulation and climate

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 …

Constructal theory of pattern formation

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 …

Constructal macroscale thermodynamic model of spherical urban greenhouse form with double thermal envelope within heat currents

L Mavromatidis - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …