Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Process and Equipment Design Through Experiments and Numerical Simulations
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "I: Energy Fundamentals and Conversion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 June 2026 | Viewed by 534
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the context of escalating energy demands and the urgent need to reduce environmental impact, this Special Issue aims to consolidate the latest research on improving energy efficiency in industrial processes and equipment design by experimental methods and numerical simulations. We invite contributions that explore multiscale and multiphysics phenomena—including, but not limited to, heat and mass transfer, fluid flow, phase change, and chemical reactions.
Key topics include the following:
- Experimental characterization and validation of energy-intensive equipment (reactors, heat exchangers, separators, thermal storage systems, etc.);
- High-fidelity numerical modeling (e.g., CFD, multiphase flow, process simulations) for design optimization;
- Hybrid methods that integrate data-driven techniques (machine learning, reduced-order models) with physics-based simulations;
- Development of novel measurement techniques, instrumentation, and uncertainty quantification in experiments;
- Life-cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of energy-efficient design strategies;
- Scale-up challenges: bridging lab-scale insights to real-world industrial systems;
- Advanced energy materials.
This Special Issue seeks to accelerate innovation in renewable energy systems, process intensification, retrofitting, new materials, and sustainable manufacturing. Ultimately, the insights presented here will help researchers and engineers to design more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly energy technologies.
Prof. Dr. Marek Ochowiak
Dr. Ana Moita
Dr. Szymon Woziwodzki
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy efficiency
- numerical simulations
- experimental methods
- energy-saving materials
- process and equipment optimization
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