High Utilization of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Turbomachinery in Renewable Energy System

Dear Colleagues,

In order to address the global energy crisis and mitigate environmental pollution, countries around the world are establishing a sustainable future by prioritizing the deployment of renewable energy sources, enhancing energy efficiency and implementing supportive policies that minimize carbon emissions and maximize energy resilience. Renewable energy systems, which utilize natural resources such as sunlight, wind, water and geothermal heat, offer a viable solution to the energy crisis by providing clean, reliable and sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has become a powerful tool and is now extensively utilized in the design, analysis and optimization of turbomachinery in renewable energy systems. It is also widely employed in the research and development of high-performance and efficient turbomachinery across various industrial sectors. In addition, academia, industry and the government are currently collaborating in order to accelerate knowledge sharing and technological innovation in this area.

 We are honored to invite you to share your research on the application of turbomachinery in renewable energy systems. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

• Measurement and simulation;
• Flow analysis and visualization;
• Performance prediction;
• Component design and optimization;
• Steady-state and transient analysis;
• Cavitation, erosion and multi-phase flow analysis;
• Heat transfer and thermal analysis:
• Noise and vibration analysis;
• Multiphysics simulation;
• Cavitation model application and development
• Erosion model application and development
• Turbulence model application and development (RANS, LES, DES, SRS, DNS, etc.)
• Multiphysics coupling
• Machine learning and AI
• Industrial digitalization and digital twin

Prof. Dr. Zhengwei Wang
Dr. Xingxing Huang
Dr. Xavier Escaler
Guest Editors

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• renewable energy systems
• geothermal energy
• hydropower
• marine energy
• wave energy
• wind energy
• solar energy
• tidal energy
• energy storage
• wind farm layout
• turbomachinery
• wind turbines
• compressor
• turbocharger
• fans
• turbine
• pumps
• pump-turbines
• propeller
• motor
• generator
• exciter