Talk:constructal

RFV discussion
(from February)

Is this a protologism, or does it meet CFI? 12:25, 15 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The earliest cite I have found which matches the definition is from 1997 (by Prof Bejan, which supports the etymology) and b.g.c. shows it has been used in text books by various other people since, considerably more than the "three independent uses over more than one year" needed to meet CFI. (It also appears, mainly prior to 1997, as a scanno, and possibly as a trade name for an aluminium alloy.) --Eng in ear 13:30, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Anyone care to cite this? —RuakhTALK 19:13, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Moved from February. &mdash; Beobach972 03:36, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * rfvfailed Cynewulf 07:17, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

RFD discussion: December 2017
" Relating to or derived from the law of physics of evolutionary design, that evolved designs provide progressively greater transport, flow, or movement characteristics."

There is no such law of physics. It is a conjecture proposed as a law by one man, Adrian Bejan, assiduously promoted across Wikipedia by at most a handful of individuals, and the Wikipedia article is being deleted. JzG (talk) 13:11, 4 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Talk:constructal says it already failed RFV years ago. Why was it re-added without cites? We could delete on that basis alone. Equinox ◑ 02:36, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Good point. Deleted on that basis (but can be readded if there are cites). —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 02:40, 5 December 2017 (UTC)