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Application of entransy dissipation theory in heat convection

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In the present work, formulas for calculating the rates of the local thermodynamic entransy dissipation in convective heat transfer in general, and the internal and external flows in particular, are established. Practically, these results may facilitate the application of entransy dissipation theory in thermal engineering. Theoretically they shed light on solving the contradiction of the minimum entropy production principle with balance equations in continuum mechanics.

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  1. Institute of Thermal Science and Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China

    Mingtian Xu, Jiangfeng Guo & Lin Cheng

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Xu, M., Guo, J. & Cheng, L. Application of entransy dissipation theory in heat convection. Front. Energy Power Eng. China 3, 402–405 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-009-0055-4

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