The ``flow of stresses concept: the analogy between mechanical strength and heat convection

DOI10.1016/J.IJHEATMASSTRANSFER.2010.03.038zbMATH Open1194.80048OpenAlexW1982884711MaRDI QIDQ992858FDOQ992858

Authors: J. Lee, S. Lorente, A. Bejan 

Publication date: 10 September 2010

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.03.038

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zbMATH Keywords

treesconstructal lawadhesive jointsligamentstendonsflow of stresses

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Parallel shear flows in hydrodynamic stability (76E05)

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