Shape from function: The exergy cost of viscous flow in bifurcated diabatic tubes

Enrico Sciubba

Energy, 2020, vol. 213, issue C

Abstract: Bifurcated flows are ubiquitous in nature. Their being such a common feature of many natural “structures” has prompted a multitude of investigations in diverse scientific branches: botanists, neurophysicians, biologists and chemists have attempted to find a “structural plan” on which to build a general model of the formation and evolution of bifurcations. Not incidentally, the engineering side of the issue is also extremely interesting: from heat exchangers to pipelines to district heating networks, the existence of a “general geometric model” would much facilitate a designer’s life.

Keywords: Exergy cost analysis; Optimal bifurcations; Branched fluid networks; Hess-murray law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.118663

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