Constructal Law and the Unifying Principle of Design

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rocha, Luiz A.O (Editor), Lorente, Sylvie (Editor), Bejan, Adrian (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Understanding Complex Systems,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Geomorphology.; Systems biology.; Thermodynamics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Fluid mechanics.; Engineering design.; Engineering Design.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Systems Biology.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.

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...