**About the Editor**

**Mikhail Sheremet** is Head of the Laboratory on Convective Heat and Mass Transfer and Head of the Department of Theoretical Mechanics at National Research Tomsk State University. There, he received a Ph.D. (Russia, Candidate of Science in Physics and Mathematics degree) in (2006) and habilitation (Russia, Doctor of Science in Physics and Mathematics) (2012). Dr. Sheremet has published over 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and contributed to several books. He received the Web of Science Award 2017 in the category of Highly Cited Researcher in Russia. He is a member of Editorial Boards of the *International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow*, *Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials*, *Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics*, *Nanomaterials*, *Energies*, and *Coatings*. He is also a Scientific Council Member of the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer.

## **Preface to "Numerical Simulation of Convective-Radiative Heat Transfer"**

Heat transfer is a major transport phenomenon that occurs in various engineering and natural systems. The development of modern engineering apparatuses and natural bio- and geosystems requires deep insight into the processes that have evolved within these systems. Convective and radiative heat-transfer mechanisms are the main processes in the systems under consideration. Therefore, an in-depth study of them is very important and useful for both the growth of industry and the preservation of natural resources.

There are three main methods for investigating heat-transfer phenomena: theoretical methods, experimental methods, and computational approaches. Theoretical methods generally involve an analytical description of thermal processes using the laws of conservation of mass, momentum, angular momentum, and energy. Experimental analysis includes an investigation of heat-transfer phenomena using experimental techniques and measurements. The development of computer engineering involves using many types of numerical simulation to obtain a description and an understanding of heat-transfer processes. Such an approach has the advantages of theoretical methods in which analysis can be performed in a wide range of governing parameters and the benefits of experimental methods where deep insight of considered phenomena is possible. Therefore, numerical simulation of convective and radiative heat transfer is a very useful and important topic for different industry sectors and various natural systems. This book therefore seeks to open various engineering and natural fields where convective–radiative heat transfer plays a vital role, and the results can be used for the development and optimization of these systems.

> **Mikhail Sheremet** *Editor*
