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Flow of Stresses: Constructal Design of Perforated Plates Subjected to Tension or Buckling

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Constructal Law and the Unifying Principle of Design

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It is possible to state that improving systems configuration for achieving better performance is the major goal in engineering. In the past, the scientific and technical knowledge combined with practice and intuition has guided engineers in the design of man-made systems for specific purposes. Soon after, the advent of the computational tools has permitted to simulate and evaluate flow architectures with many degrees of freedom. However, while system performance was analyzed and evaluated on a scientific basis, system design was kept at the level of art [1].

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    L. A. Isoldi, M. V. Real, A. L. G. Correia, J. Vaz & E. D. dos Santos

  2. Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica (DEMEC), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    L. A. O. Rocha

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Isoldi, L.A., Real, M.V., Correia, A.L.G., Vaz, J., Santos, E.D.d., Rocha, L.A.O. (2013). Flow of Stresses: Constructal Design of Perforated Plates Subjected to Tension or Buckling. In: Rocha, L., Lorente, S., Bejan, A. (eds) Constructal Law and the Unifying Principle of Design. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5049-8_12

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