Progress of constructal theory in China over the past decade

L Chen, H Feng, Z Xie, F Sun - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2019 - Elsevier
Constructal theory has been widely used in performance optimizations of various problems.
Among these problems, engineering problem is a hot topic for constructal theory. The …

Multi-objective constructal design for compound heat dissipation channels in a three-dimensional trapezoidal heat generation body

Z Zhang, H Feng, L Chen, Y Ge - International Communications in Heat and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional compound heat dissipation channel model with both heat conduction
and fluid channels in a trapezoidal heat generation body is established in this paper. Firstly …

[HTML][HTML] Constructal design of a fan-shaped high thermal conductivity path in a square heat generation body

H Feng, L Chen, F Zhang, Y Ge - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A fan-shaped high thermal conductivity path (FSHTCP) model in a square heat generation
body (SHGB) is built in this paper. For the given areas of the FSHTCP and SHGB, the …

[HTML][HTML] Generalizing multi-branching radial symmetric flow structures

MR Clemente, MRO Panão - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study revisits the design of tree-shaped flow networks in disc-shaped bodies, focusing
on thermal management applications. The key objectives are to achieve equal point …

Constructal design of a non-uniform heat generating disc based on entropy generation minimization

H Feng, J You, L Chen, Y Ge, S Xia - The European Physical …, 2020 - epjplus.epj.org
Non-uniform heat generating phenomenon is ubiquitous in real electronic devices. Based
on this point, this paper researches the entropy generation rate (EGR) performance of a non …

Constructal design of nonuniform heat generating area based on triangular elements: A case of entropy generation minimization

J You, H Feng, L Chen, Z Xie - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reports a constructal investigation of heat transfer in a nonuniform heat
generating triangular area, and numerically studies the entropy generation performance …

Constructal optimization for “disc-point” heat conduction with nonuniform heat generating

L Chen, J You, H Feng, Z Xie - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper builds up “disc-point” heat conduction models considering the nonuniform heat
generating (NUHG) characteristic. Constructal optimizations are respectively carried out for …

Constructal design of an arrow-shaped high thermal conductivity channel in a square heat generation body

F Zhang, H Feng, L Chen, J You, Z Xie - Entropy, 2020 - mdpi.com
A heat conduction model with an arrow-shaped high thermal conductivity channel
(ASHTCC) in a square heat generation body (SHGB) is established in this paper. By taking …

Constructal optimization for cooling a non-uniform heat generating radial-pattern disc by conduction

J You, H Feng, L Chen, Z Xie - Entropy, 2018 - mdpi.com
A heat conduction model in a radial-pattern disc by considering non-uniform heat generation
(NUHG) is established in this paper. A series of high conductivity channels (HCCs) are …

Optimal mechanical and thermal architecture of high-conductivity inserts for cooling an electronic piece

B Nazari, MR Salimpour, S Mahjoub - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2019 - Springer
Highly conductive inserts improve heat removal from electronic components remarkably;
however, using these inserts is associated with a side effect: the mechanical strength …