Constructal Law and the Unifying Principle of Design

by Adrian Bejan

Design happens everywhere, whether in animate objects (e.g., dendritic lung structures, bacterial colonies, and corals), inanimate patterns (river basins, beach slope, and dendritic crystals), social dynamics (pedestrian traffic flows), or engineered systems (heat dissipation in electronic circuitry). This "design in nature" often takes on remarkably similar patterns, which can be explained under one unifying Constructal Law. This book explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489998403
• ISBN13: 9781489998408
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"