Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer During Boiling and Evaporation Processes: From Principles to Applications
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J1: Heat and Mass Transfer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2025 | Viewed by 381
Special Issue Editors
Interests: boiling and evaporation; liquid-vapor two-phase flow; heat transfer enhancement; spray cooling; Leidenfrost effect; droplet impact; bubble dynamics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Efficient heat dissipation techniques are essential in various advanced industrial applications involving high heat flux equipment. Boiling and evaporation-based liquid cooling methods offer a prominent combination of high heat removal rates, low noise, and superior temperature uniformity compared to traditional forced/natural air cooling and single-phase liquid cooling schemes. Consequently, these techniques are widely utilized in the thermal management of supercomputers, space shuttles, hybrid vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, metal castings, electronic chips, LEDs, high-power lasers, and radars.
However, a comprehensive understanding of boiling and evaporation remains difficult to achieve, as these highly transient and multiscale processes involve intricate heat, mass, and momentum transfer mechanisms. This Special Issue aims to explore and disseminate the latest developments in fluid dynamics and heat transfer related to boiling and evaporation processes, spanning from fundamental principles to practical applications.
Researchers are invited to submit theoretical, numerical, or experimental work on, but not limited to, the following topics of interest:
- Fundamental theories and mechanisms;
- Visualization and measurement techniques;
- CFD modeling and simulation;
- Liquid film, droplet, and bubble dynamics;
- Multiscale heat transfer during boiling and evaporation;
- Heat transfer enhancement strategies;
- Innovative liquid cooling techniques;
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.
Dr. Chang Cai
Dr. Yuchuan Lei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- multiphase flow dynamics
- heat transfer mechanisms
- heat transfer enhancement
- experimental measurements
- computational fluid dynamics
- boiling and evaporation
- visualization
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