Design course on the universal principle of configurations innature and engineering-the constructal law Design with Constructal Theory offers a revolutionary newapproach based on physics for understanding and predicting thedesigns that arise in nature and engineering, from the tree and theforest to the cooling of electronics, urban design,decontamination, and vascular smart materials. This book shows howyou can use the method of constructal theory to design human-madesystems in order to reduce trial and error and increase the systemperformance. First developed in the late 1990s, constructal theory holds thatflow architecture arises from the natural evolutionary tendency togenerate greater flow access in time and in flow configurationsthat are free to morph. It unites flow systems with solidmechanical structures, which are viewed as systems for the flow ofstresses. Constructal theory unites nature with engineering, andhelps us generate novel designs across the board, from high-densitypackages to vascular materials with new functionalities(self-healing, self-cooling), and from tree-shaped heat exchangersto svelte fluid-flow and solid structures. Design with Constructal Theory starts with basicprinciples and then shows how these principles are applied tounderstanding and designing increasingly complex systems. Problemsand exercises at the end of each chapter give you an opportunity touse constructal theory to solve actual design problems. This book is based on a design course developed by the twoauthors for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students atDuke University and other universities all over the world. With theauthors' expert guidance, students and professionals in mechanical,civil, environmental, chemical, aerospace, and biomedicalengineering will understand natural systems, and then practicedesign as science, by relying on constructal strategies to pursueand discover novel and effective designs.