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This book provides the first comprehensive state-of-the-art
research on tree (dendritic) fluid flow and heat transfer. It
covers theory, numerical simulations and applications. It can serve
as extra reading for graduate-level courses in engineering and
biotechnology. Tree flow networks, also known as dendritic flow
networks, are ubiquitous in nature and engineering applications.
Tree-shaped design is prevalent when the tendency of the flow
(fluid, energy, matter and information) is to move more easily
between a volume (or area) and a point, and vice versa. From the
geophysical trees to animals and plants, we can observe numerous
systems that exhibit tree architectures: river basins and deltas,
lungs, circulatory systems, kidneys, vascularized tissues, roots,
stems, and leaves, among others. Tree design is also prevalent in
man-made flow systems, both in macro- and microfluidic devices. A
vast array of tree-shaped design is available and still emerging in
chemical engineering, electronics cooling, bioengineering, chemical
and bioreactors, lab-on-a-chip systems, and smart materials with
volumetric functionalities, such as self-healing and self-cooling.
This book also addresses the basic design patterns and solutions
for cooling bodies where there is heat generation. Several shapes
of fin as well as assemblies of fins are addressed. An up-to-date
review of cavities, i.e., inverted or negative fins, for
facilitating the flow of heat is also presented. Heat trees using
high thermal conductivity material can be used in the cooling of
heat-generating bodies, and can also be applied to the cooling of
electronics.
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