1. Introduction to Constructal Theory in Microsystems 1.1 Overview - Thermohydrodynamic Management in Microsystems 1.1.1 Miniaturization and Design Configuration 1.1.2 Scaling Effects: Constructal Law vs. Fractal Theory 1.
1.3 Counterbalances and Heuristics in Microsystems 1.2 Entropy Generation Minimization (EGM) 1.3 Efficiency, Territory and Compactness 1.3.1 Point-to-Point Flow 1.3.2 Management of Imperfections 1.
4 Constructal Law, Field Synergy and Entransy 2. Highly Conductive Thermal Inserts and Conjugated Conduction-Convection Design 2.1 Thermal Inserts - Hierarchical Ramification 2.1.1 Rectangular Units 2.1.2 Elemental Construct - Optimum Geometric Configuration 2.1.
3 Other Derivatives 2.2 Conjugated Conduction-Convection Design 2.2.1 Staggered Pin Fin Array 2.2.2.Axial Profile Optimization of Pin Fin 2.2.
3 T-Type Cavity 2.2.3 Flush-Mounted Discrete Heat Sources 2.2.5 Insulation with Respect to Temperature Peak, Temperature Gradient and Wall Stress 3. Thermo-hydrodynamics for Single Phase Convection in Microchannel Networks 3.1 Thermo-hydrodynamics of Single-phase Convection in Microchannels 3.1.
1 Fundamentals of Single-phase Flow in Microchannels 3.1.2 Single-phase Convection Heat Transfer in Microchannels 3.2 Limitation of EGM based Design Optimization: An Exemplary Case on Staggered Pin Fin Array in Microchannels 3.3 Characteristics of Constructal Convection Networks 3.4 Convection Tree Design 3.4.1 Comb-like Point-Area/Volume-Point Heat Sink 3.
4.2 Dichotomic Flow Hierarchy from Point Source to Circular Periphery Sink 3.4.3 Boundary Adaptation 3.5 Size Limit for Miniaturization 4. Two-Phase Flow in Micro and Nano Scale 4.1 Vascular Network and Transpiration Tree 4.1.
1 Capillary Dynamics 4.1.2 Constructal Capillary Network 4.1.3 Transpiration and Cavitation 4.2 Wick Design for Loop Heat Pipe 4.3 Contact Line Region 4.4 Interfacial Modelling - Many-body Dissipative Particle Dynamics 5.
Design Optimization Techniques 5.1 Population-based Pareto Algorithms 5.1.1 Mixed Integer Non-linear Programming 5.1.2 Genetic Algorithm 5.1.3 Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm 5.
1.4 Non-dominated Sorting 5.2 Normal Boundary Intersection & Normalized Normal Constraint.