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RISConstructal Law: Optimization as Design Evolution
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Here, I review the physics meaning of optimization, knowledge and design evolution, and why these concepts and human activities are profoundly useful for human life. A law of physics is a concise statement that summarizes ...
“Entransy,†and Its Lack of Content in Physics
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Here, I show that “entransy†has no meaning in physics, because, at bottom, it rests on the false claim that in order to transfer heat to a solid body of thermodynamic temperature T, the heat transfer must be proportional ...
Homage to a Legendary Dynamicist on His Seventy-Fifth Birthday
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Mohamed Gad-el-HakProfessor Mohamed Gad-el-Hak is an engineering scientist, globally well-known in the field of classical physics and the subfields of mechanics, biomechanics, fluid mechanics, turbulence, flow control, ...
Prof. Em. Dr. Ing. Dr. Ing. E.h. mult. Franz Mayinger on His 85th Birthday
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: During 1956–1961, Professor Franz Mayinger started his professional life as a research assistant at the “Lehrstuhl†(chair) and Institute of Thermodynamics at the Technische Universitأ¤t Mأ¼nchen (the Munich Technical ...
In Memoriam: Professor Ephraim Maurice Sparrow
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Ephraim Maurice SparrowOn Thursday Aug. 1, 2019, we were deeply saddened to hear that Professor Ephraim M. Sparrow passed away at the age of 91 years. Professor Ephraim M. Sparrow was born on May 27, 1928, and through his ...