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| Title: | Why natural systems are the way they are? |
| Authors: | Miguel, Antonio F. |
| Editors: | Rocha, Luiz A. O. |
| Keywords: | natural flow systems
configuration
constructal theory
constructal law
design and physics principles |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2011 |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul |
| Citation: | A. F. Miguel (2011) Why natural systems are the way they are? Proceedings of the Constructal Law Conference, December 1-2, 2011, Porto Alegre Brazil (editor: Luiz Rocha) 9 pag. [em CD-Rom] |
| Abstract: | In this paper, I argue that this law of generation of design (configuration) plays a significant role in the thermodynamics. Systems performance is strictly connected with the possibility of their morphing configuration, permitting that the new configurations replace existing configurations, to perform better (to survive). All scientific efforts are based on the existence of universality, which manifests itself in diverse ways and scales. The manifestation of the constructal law at different scales is also reviewed. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10174/3375 |
| Type: | article |
| Appears in Collections: | FIS - Artigos em Livros de Actas/Proceedings
CGE - Artigos em Livros de Actas/Proceedings
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