Sylvie Lorente

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

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

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Contact Information

  • Office Location: 144 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708
  • Office Phone: (919) 660-5314
  • Email Address: lorente@insa-toulouse.fr

Education

  • Ph.D. INSA Toulouse (France), 1996

Representative Publications

  • Bejan, Adrian, and Sylvie Lorente. “Design with Constructal Theory,” September 9, 2008.
  • Bejan, A., and S. Lorente. “Constructal tree-shaped flow structures.” Applied Thermal Engineering 27, no. 4 (March 1, 2007): 755–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.10.008.
  • Lorente, Sylvie, Dorinel Voinitchi, Pascale Bégué-Escaffit, and Xavier Bourbon. “The single-valued diffusion coefficient for ionic diffusion through porous media.” Journal of Applied Physics 101, no. 2 (January 15, 2007). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2426375.
  • Nguyen, T. S., S. Lorente, and M. Carcasses. “The influence of temperature levels on chloride diffusion through mortar.” Advances in Cement Research 19, no. 1 (January 2007): 17–24. https://doi.org/10.1680/adcr.2007.19.1.17.
  • Lorente, S., and A. Bejan. “Heterogeneous porous media as multiscale structures for maximum flow access.” Journal of Applied Physics 100, no. 11 (December 1, 2006). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2396842.