Constructal entransy dissipation rate minimization for tree-shaped assembly of fins

Shape and structure, from engineering to nature

Choice Reviews Online · 2001 · 1.2K citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +17

Constructal-theory network of conducting paths for cooling a heat generating volume

Adrian Bejan · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · 1997 · 1K citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +14

Entransy—A physical quantity describing heat transfer ability

Zeng-Yuan Guo, Hongye Zhu, Xingang Liang · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · 2007 · 851 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +11

Constructal theory of generation of configuration in nature and engineering

Adrian Bejan, Sylvie Lorente · Journal of Applied Physics · 2006 · 495 citations

Natural Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +10

Constructal law of design and evolution: Physics, biology, technology, and society

Adrian Bejan, Sylvie Lorente · Journal of Applied Physics · 2013 · 352 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Physics +13