Heat Transfer Processes in Oscillatory Flow Conditions

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to extend a warm invitation to all colleagues who would like to submit their research papers to the Special Issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; CODEN: ASPCC7) on "Heat Transfer Processes in Oscillatory Flow Conditions".  Heat exchange processes in steady flows have been studied extensively over the last two hundred years, and are now part of undergraduate syllabi of most engineering courses. However, heat transfer processes in oscillatory flow conditions are still not very well understood. Their importance is well recognized in applications, including Stirling machines, thermoacoustic devices or pulsed-tube coolers in cryogenics. Additionally, enhancement of heat transfer by using oscillatory, and, in some cases, pulsating flows is important in many areas of mechanical and chemical engineering for intensification of heat transfer processes and possible miniaturization of heat exchangers of the future. This Special Issue will give an opportunity of consolidating the recent advances in this important research field. All types of research approaches are equally acceptable: Experimental, theoretical, CFD, and their mixtures; the papers can be both of a fundamental and/or applied nature; the heat transfer phenomena can be looked at from either global/macroscopic perspective (e.g., whole heat exchanger units working in oscillatory flow regime) or local/microscopic perspective (e.g., fundamentals of heat transfer in individual channels where such processes occur in oscillatory flow regime). Contributions are also invited from all disciplines, including, but not limited to, engineering, physics and chemistry, and biological and medical sciences – the underlying theme being heat transfer processes in oscillatory flow conditions.

Prof. Artur J. Jaworski
Guest Editor

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