Applied Thermodynamics
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Thermal Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 869
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Engineering thermodynamics, the application of fundamental energy conversion principles to systems and their interaction with the surroundings, has significantly advanced since Sadi Carnot’s perfect steam engine and the simple notion of heat conversion to mechanical energy. The scope is well beyond further analyzing and optimizing established systems, e.g., power plants, air-breathing jet engines, etc., addressing challenges essential to the 21st century, such as renewable energy technologies, nuclear energy conversion, bioengineering, and biomedical systems, among many others.
Therefore, this Special Issue of Applied Sciences invites the submission of original and innovative research addressing engineering thermodynamic topics such as renewable and sustainable system optimization, e.g., solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass, nuclear power generation, electrical and hybrid vehicles’ cycle optimization, lithium-ion batteries, and fuel cells’ energy storage and conversion. This Special Issue also welcomes the submission of more fundamental applied research in topics such as, but not limited to, thermoelectricity, statistical thermodynamic applications to system analysis, effects of the second law of thermodynamics in designing thermodynamic cycles, energy storage, dissipation and degradation, non-equilibrium applications, magnetohydrodynamic power generation, bioengineering and biomedical systems, and ecosystem energy conversions, addressing issues such as the greenhouse effect and air and water pollution.
Dr. Pavlos George Mikellides
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- energy conversion and optimization
- thermodynamics of renewable energy systems
- ecosystem energy transfers
- application of statistical thermodynamics
- magnetohydrodynamic energy conversion
- fuel-efficient transportation systems
- efficient energy storage and discharge
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