Shape and Structure, from Engineering to Nature

by Adrian Bejan

Book Overview

Seemingly universal geometric forms unite the flow systems of engineering and nature. For example, tree-shaped flows can be seen in computers, lungs, dendritic crystals, urban street patterns, and communication links. In this groundbreaking book, first published in 2000, Adrian Bejan considers the design and optimization of engineered systems and discovers a deterministic principle of the generation of geometric form in natural systems. Shape and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521793882
• ISBN13: 9780521793889
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"