Experimental and Computational Approaches for Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J1: Heat and Mass Transfer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 13 February 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thermal management; thermal comfort; nanofluids; phase change materials for heat transfer; energy conversion and storage
Interests: thermal storage integrated heat pump systems; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); aerodynamics; thermal management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Understanding and accurately modelling fluid flow and heat transfer are fundamental to advancing technologies in energy systems, aerospace engineering, biomedical devices, and environmental management, where precise control of thermal and fluid dynamics plays a critical role in improving efficiency, ensuring safety, and driving innovation.
This Special Issue invites original research articles and comprehensive reviews focused on fluid mechanics and heat transfer, employing experimental, computational, or hybrid approaches. Contributions that deepen our understanding of thermal-fluid behaviour in both established and emerging systems are encouraged, including but not limited to renewable energy technologies, advanced heat exchangers, thermal energy storage devices, electronics and battery cooling, rotating machinery, and HVAC systems.
Submissions exploring novel numerical techniques such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD), multiphysics simulations, and machine learning-enhanced modelling are particularly encouraged. Experimental investigations involving laboratory-scale validation, uncertainty quantification, and optimisation of thermal-fluid systems are also of high interest.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Laminar and turbulent flow dynamics;
- Forced and natural convection;
- Conduction and radiation heat transfer;
- Multiphase and reactive flows;
- Heat transfer enhancement techniques;
- Phase-change and thermal energy storage systems;
- Flow and heat transfer in complex geometries;
- Micro- and nanoscale thermal-fluid transport;
- Data-driven modelling and optimisation;
- Validation and benchmarking of numerical models.
Dr. Tehmina Ambreen
Dr. Arslan Saleem
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fluid mechanics
- heat transfer
- computational fluid dynamics
- experimental thermofluids
- phase-change materials
- nanofluids
- transient flows
- thermal energy storage
- energy systems optimisation
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