Special Issue on Nano/Microscale Heat Transfer

Nano/Microscale heat transfer is widely encountered in many fields of science and engineering, such as microelectronics, thermoelectrics, heat storage, thermal energy utilization, and thermal management. In recent years, various analytical, numerical, and experimental investigations have been performed about the fundamental nano/micro heat transfer mechanisms. In addition, thermal properties of nano/micro structures have been measured from several approaches including, but not limited to, laser flash analysis, hot disk method, harmonic method (3ω), T-type method, and atomic force microscopy method.

This Special Issue aimed to collect and present all breakthrough research on nano/microscale heat transfer, including theoretical derivation, model development, numerical simulation, and experimental measurement.

A total of six papers (five research papers and one review paper) in various fields of nano/microscale heat transfer including magnetohydrodynamics, nanofluids, nanoparticles, and thermal damage are presented in this Special Issue. Maranna et al. [1] described the effects of a magnetic field, mass transpiration, and Navier’s slip on the flow and heat transfer properties of incompressible viscous fluid with CNT by a series of nonlinear equations, and discussed its applications in industry and medicine. Ullah et al. [2] numerically studied the impact of reduced gravity and magnetohydrodynamics on mixed convective oscillatory electrically conducting fluid flow along a thermal, non-conducting horizontal cylinder. Mei et al. [3] studied the thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of five kinds of graphene oxide nanofluids with different mass fractions, and proposed a new mathematical model of correlation for predicting thermal conductivity. Polychronopoulos et al. [4] proposed and verified a computational model on magnetic nanoparticles hyperthermia of ellipsoidal tumors, which uses the Pennes bio-heat equation for bio-heat transfer analysis and can determine the therapeutic temperature and tissue thermal damage for magnetic hyperthermia of ellipsoidal tumors. Chen et al. [5] carried out a numerical study to explore temperature distribution and thermal damage of muscle, fat, and bone during microwave ablation, which provides a new theoretical basis for clinically thermal ablation surgery. Nobrega et al. [6] summarized recent developments and main influential parameters in the use of nanofluids applied in machining, solar energy, and biomedical engineering from the perspective of thermal and stability properties.

Although the submission for this Special Issue has been closed, more in-depth research in the field of nano/microscale heat transfer continues to address the challenges we face today.

The guest editor would like to thank all the authors and reviewers for all their contributions and sustained efforts to make this high-quality Special Issue possible. The guest editor would also like to acknowledge all the valuable help provided by the chief editor and the administrative staff in the editorial department.