High-Performance Turbomachinery for Energy Systems: Simulation and Applications
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J: Thermal Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2026 | Viewed by 168
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Interests: centrifugal compressor; CFD; aeroacoustic; industrial thermo-fluid dynamics; aerodynamic; combustion
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
High-performance turbomachinery is a cornerstone of modern energy systems, playing a crucial role in power generation, energy conversion and energy storage technologies. In the context of the global energy transition, the development and optimization of turbomachinery—such as compressors, turbines, pumps and fans—are increasingly driven by the need for higher efficiency, operational flexibility, reliability and reduced environmental impact.
Building upon the success of the previous Special Issue “Advances in Simulation and Applications of High-Performance Turbomachinery”, this new Special Issue, entitled “High-Performance Turbomachinery for Energy Systems: Simulation and Applications”, aims to provide an updated and energy-oriented perspective on recent advances in modeling, simulation and application of turbomachinery within energy systems.
Computational fluid dynamics, multi-physics simulations and high-fidelity numerical approaches have become essential tools for understanding complex flow phenomena, supporting design optimization and enabling innovation across a wide range of energy-related applications. These tools are particularly relevant for addressing challenges associated with unsteady operation, off-design conditions, system integration and the coupling of turbomachinery with combustion, thermal and electrical subsystems.
This Special Issue welcomes contributions addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Advanced numerical methods and high-fidelity simulations for turbomachinery in energy systems
- Multi-physics and multi-disciplinary modeling (fluid–structure–thermal–acoustic interactions) for energy applications
- Unsteady, transient and off-design operation of turbomachinery in power and energy systems
- Simulation-driven design and optimization for improved energy efficiency, flexibility and sustainability
- Integration of numerical simulations with experimental data for validation and performance assessment
- Data-driven approaches, artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to turbomachinery for energy systems
- Case studies and industrial applications in power generation, renewable energy and energy conversion technologies
Key application areas include gas and steam turbines, wind turbines, compressors for energy systems, thermal and fluid energy conversion processes and combustion-related turbomachinery.
This Special Issue aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry and research institutions to share recent advances, discuss emerging challenges and promote innovative solutions for next-generation energy systems based on high-performance turbomachinery.
We look forward to your valuable contributions.
Dr. Davide Marsano
Dr. Carlo Cravero
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- turbomachinery
- energy systems
- computational fluid dynamics
- numerical simulations
- compressors
- gas turbines
- steam turbines
- wind turbines
- pumps
- thermal dynamics
- combustion
- high performance
- energy transition
- design optimization
- multi-disciplinary simulations
- unsteady flow
- transient operations
- flow instabilities
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- machine learning (ML)
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