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A Teoria Constructal No Contexto Da Física

The Constructal Law in the framework of Physics A. Heitor Reis 1,2 1 Department of Physics, University of Évora, Apartado 94, 7002-554 Évora, Portugal 2 Geophysics Centre of Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal 1 Outline  Shape and structure in natural systems  The constructal Law  The Constructal Law as a Minimum Time Principle  The Constructal method  Examples of application ãHeat and Fluid flow ãrunning, swimming and flying ãFlow architectures of the l

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  The Constructal Law in the framework of Physics  A. Heitor Reis 1,2   1 Department of Physics, University of Évora, Apartado 94, 7002-554 Évora, Portugal 2 Geophysics Centre of Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal 1  Outline      Shape and structure in natural systems  The constructal Law  The Constructal Law as a Minimum Time Principle  The Constructal method  Examples of application ã Heat and Fluid flow ã running, swimming and flying ã Flow architectures of the lungs ã Global Circulation and Climate ã Scaling Laws of River Basins ã Scaling Laws of Street Networks ã Beachface Morphing    Towards equilibrium flow structures  Conclusions 2 The Constructal Law in the framework of Physics  3   The Constructal Law in the framework of Physics  4 The Constructal Law in the framework of Physics