Analysis of Thermal Performance of Passive Two-Phase Heat Transfer Systems
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Thermal Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 47
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pulsating heat pipe; multiphase flow; heat transfer; evaporation; condensation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermal management has become a critical factor in the development of modern high-performance systems, including microelectronics, aerospace technologies, and high-power industrial devices. Among various thermal control methods, passive two-phase heat transfer systems, such as heat pipes (HPs), loop heat pipes (LHPs), and pulsating heat pipes (PHPs), offer efficient, compact, and reliable solutions that do not require external power input.
In particular, pulsating heat pipes (PHPs), with their complex thermo-hydrodynamic behavior and high heat transport capabilities, are receiving increasing interest from scientific and engineering communities. Despite their advantages, their operation and performance remain strongly influenced by factors such as geometry, orientation, working fluid, and start-up characteristics, which continue to be active areas of research.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, which aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in the thermal performance analysis, optimization, and applications of passive two-phase thermal control devices.
This Special Issue aims to
- Highlight recent developments in the modeling, testing, and design of Heat Pipes, Pulsating Heat Pipes, and related systems.
- Encourage multidisciplinary approaches combining thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, materials science, and applied engineering.
- Promote practical case studies and emerging solutions for advanced thermal management.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Design, modeling, and experimental analysis of heat pipes, loop heat pipes, and pulsating heat pipes.
- Optimization of thermal resistance and operational stability.
- Start-up dynamics, flow regimes, and performance under variable orientations.
- Novel working fluids and environmentally friendly alternatives.
- Integration of heat pipes in space systems, electronics cooling, and energy harvesting.
- Advances in diagnostics and visualization techniques for two-phase flow.
- Comparative studies and performance benchmarking.
- Miniaturized and flexible heat pipe technologies.
- AI-based control and optimization of thermal management systems.
Dr. Cezary Czajkowski
Prof. Dr. Artur Rusowicz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pulsating heat pipe
- multiphase flow
- heat transfer
- passive heat exchanger
- heat pipe
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