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Sylvie Lorente

Adjunct Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0300
144 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Lorente's research interests encompass vascularized materials, constructal theory, porous media, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science · 2018 - Present Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering

Recent Publications


Design with Constructal Theory

Journal Article · September 9, 2008 This book shows how you can use the method of constructal theory to design human-made systems in order to reduce trial and error and increase the system performance. ... Cite

Constructal tree-shaped flow structures

Journal Article Applied Thermal Engineering · March 1, 2007 This paper is an introduction to a new trend in the conceptual design of energy systems: the generation of flow configuration based on the "constructal" principle that the global performance is maximized by balancing and arranging the various flow resistan ... Full text Cite

The single-valued diffusion coefficient for ionic diffusion through porous media

Journal Article Journal of Applied Physics · January 15, 2007 The current literature on ionic diffusion through porous media teaches that the diffusion coefficient is a complicated function depending on concentration, concentration gradient, and electrical potential gradient. This paper documents how natural ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


INSA Toulouse (France) · 1996 Ph.D.