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Active since
1996
Affiliations
Duke University(Current)
Laboratoire Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions
Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse
Sylvie Lorente is an author at Duke University specializing in engineering, heat transfer, and thermal engineering.
Top concepts
EngineeringHeat TransferThermal EngineeringThermodynamicsFluid DynamicsEnergy EfficiencyCivil EngineeringMultiphase FlowMechanical EngineeringRefrigeration
Publications per year
1996–2025
Constructal theory of generation of configuration in nature and engineering
Adrian Bejan, Sylvie Lorente · Journal of Applied Physics · 2006 · 492 citations
Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence +28
Constructal law of design and evolution: Physics, biology, technology, and society
Adrian Bejan, Sylvie Lorente · Journal of Applied Physics · 2013 · 344 citations
Technology Evolution, Fluid Mechanics, Social Sciences +18
The constructal law of design and evolution in nature
Adrian Bejan, Sylvie Lorente · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2010 · 337 citations
Thermodynamic optimization of geometry: T- and Y-shaped constructs of fluid streams
Adrian Bejan, Luíz Alberto Oliveira Rocha, Sylvie Lorente · International Journal of Thermal Sciences · 2000 · 260 citations
Thermodynamic Optimization, Engineering, Fluid-structure Interaction +8
The constructal law and the thermodynamics of flow systems with configuration
Adrian Bejan, Sylvie Lorente · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · 2004 · 247 citations
Thermodynamic Modelling, Constructal Law, Engineering +9
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