Thermodynamic Optimization of Inanimate and Animate Flow Systems

Adrian Bejan

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-4685-2_3

Thermodynamic Optimization of Inanimate and Animate Flow Systems

In: Thermodynamic Optimization of Inanimate and Animate Flow Systems (Springer eBooks)

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Thermodynamic optimization is, literally, the search for the best thermodynamic performance subject to present-day constraints. This philosophy is very old. It has been with us throughout the history of the heat engine. Its reach however, is much broader and more...

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