Heat and Mass Transfer Phenomena in Energy Systems

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 111

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu-shi 400-8511, Yamanashi-ken, Japan
Interests: flow visualization; temperature measurement; LIF; PIV; air conditioning

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to serve as a leading international platform for the exchange of fundamental ideas in heat and mass transfer among researchers and engineers globally. The focus is on theoretical, computational, and experimental research, with an emphasis on contributions that enhance the understanding of transfer processes and their engineering applications. The issue aims to disseminate information of enduring interest in heat and mass transfer, publishing fundamental research applicable to thermal energy and mass transfer in all fields of mechanical engineering and related disciplines. It also includes archival research on thermophysical properties and the theory of heat and mass transfer, with the aim of advancing fundamental knowledge and fostering novel technological applications.

We are honored to serve as an enabler of information exchange among mechanical, chemical, biomedical, nuclear, and aeronautical engineers, students, and researchers. We prioritize original experimental and analytical research in heat transfer, thermal power, and fluid dynamics in this Special Issue. It considers a wide range of scholarly papers on enhanced heat and mass transfer in natural and forced convection of liquids and gases. The objective is to provide a platform for sharing the latest research, innovations, and insights on sustainable energy storage and conversion. 

The journal covers a wide range of topical areas, including but not limited to the following:

  • Combustion and reactive flows;
  • Conduction;
  • Electronic and photonic cooling;
  • Evaporation, boiling, and condensation;
  • Experimental techniques;
  • Forced convection;
  • Heat exchanger fundamentals;
  • Heat transfer enhancement;
  • Combined heat and mass transfer;
  • Heat transfer in materials processing and formation;
  • Jets, wakes, and impingement cooling;
  • Melting and solidification;
  • Microscale and nanoscale heat and mass transfer;
  • Natural and mixed convection;
  • Porous media;
  • Radiative heat transfer;
  • Solar-thermal processes;
  • Thermal systems;
  • Two-phase flow and heat transfer;
  • Gas turbines;
  • Biotechnology;
  • Electronic and photonic equipment;
  • Energy systems;
  • Fire and combustion;
  • Heat pipes;
  • Manufacturing;
  • Low-temperature heat transfer;
  • Refrigeration and air conditioning;
  • Renewable energy components;
  • Multiphase devices;
  • Microscale and nanoscale materials and devices;
  • Thermal component and system design;
  • Optimization;
  • Mathematical modeling;
  • Non-Newtonian fluids;
  • Emerging technologies;
  • Micro-channels;
  • Fuel cells;
  • Biotechnology;
  • Nanotechnology;
  • Biomedical applications;
  • Thermophysical properties;
  • Interface phenomena;
  • Bioheat transfer.

Dr. Shumpei Funatani
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • heat exchanger fundamentals
  • heat transfer enhancement
  • combined heat and mass transfer
  • natural and mixed convection
  • refrigeration and air conditioning
  • renewable energy components

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