Dr. Adrian Bejan will discuss "The Constructal Theory of Generation of Flow Configuration in Nature and Engineering" at the 2006 International Joint Tribology Conference (IJTC), Oct. 23-25 at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas (USA).
Constructal Theory is the view that the generation of flow configuration is a phenomenon that can be based on a physics principle called the Constructal Law. This principle predicts natural configuration across the board: river basins, turbulence, animal design, cracks in solids, dendritic solidification, earth climate, droplet impact configuration and more.
The Constructal Theory yields new designs for electronics, fuel cells and tree networks for transporting people, goods and information. Bejan's lecture introduces a new paradigm that is universally applicable in natural sciences, engineering and social sciences.
Ranked as one of the 100 most highly cited authors worldwide in engineering by the Institute for Scientific Information, Bejan is the J.A. Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Duke University in Durham, N.C. He attained his doctorate in mechanical engineering from MIT in 1975 and has authored hundreds of articles and more than a dozen books.
Co-sponsored by STLE and ASME, the 2006 IJTC features more than 200 technical presentations in four formats: technical talks based on full-length papers, special symposia, panel discussions and student posters. Technical tracks are organized around the following 14 areas:
- Tribomaterials
- Lubricants and additives
- Elastohydrodynamic lubrication
- Hydrodynamic lubrication and fluid film bearings
- Rolling element bearings
- Engine tribology
- Machine components tribology
- Contact mechanics
- Magnetic storage tribology
- Manufacturing/metalworking tribology
- Nanotribology
- Engineered surfaces
- Biotribology
- Emerging Technologies.
Registration for the IJTC is $495 for STLE and ASME members and $600 for individuals who do not belong to either society. To save $100 on the IJTC fee, register by Oct. 2.
For more information and to register, log on to www.stle.org and click on the IJTC logo. You can register online or through a faxable form. That site is also the fastest way to make your reservation at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio.
For more information about the 2006 IJTC, contact Cindy Tomala at ctomala@stle.org.
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