Constructal theory of global circulation and climate

DOI10.1016/J.IJHEATMASSTRANSFER.2005.10.037zbMATH Open1189.80058OpenAlexW2023813498WikidataQ57882335 ScholiaQ57882335MaRDI QIDQ981340FDOQ981340

Authors: A. Heitor Reis, A. Bejan 

Publication date: 30 June 2010

Published in: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/6546

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zbMATH Keywords

convectionthermodynamicsradiationnon-equilibriumclimateconstructal theoryglobal circulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Meteorology and atmospheric physics (86A10) Optimization problems in thermodynamics and heat transfer (80M50)

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