The natural optimality in heat and fluid flow phenomena

Ahmet Z. Sahin*

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Abstract

Motivated by the fact that all natural flow processes are similar and governed by common differential equations and that the natural phenomena occur in most sustainable way, the mathematical expression for the common optimum feature of these processes is investigated. Consequently, a new thermodynamic property named 'temheat' is introduced. Based on the second law of thermodynamics and the newly defined property temheat, it is found that a thermodynamic quantity, the rate of total temheat destruction, is minimised for all natural steady flow processes. The temheat destruction minimisation principle is useful in describing the natural flow phenomena and in numerical solution of flow related problems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)346-354
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Exergy
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fluid flow
  • Heat transfer
  • Optimisation
  • Second law analysis
  • Temheat
  • Temheat destruction minimisation

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