Fluid Dynamics Challenges in Energy Systems: High-Efficiency Design and Control
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J2: Thermodynamics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2026 | Viewed by 1165
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mechanics of fluids and complex materials; heat and mass transfer; numerical analysis; numerical modeling; topology optimization; fluid/structure interaction
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Interests: CFD; fluid-structure interaction; thermal engineering; heat recovery; optimization; energy efficiency; renewable energy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fluid dynamics is a game changer when it comes to the control, design and optimization of energy systems. This Special Issue welcomes theoretical, computational and experimental review articles and research papers that focus on fluid dynamics and design, control and optimization of different energy systems and components. Research papers with applications to multi-physics and multi-scale thermofluid problems, such as within multifunctional heat exchangers and reactors, hybrid-renewable thermofluid and energy systems, and control, design and optimization are all welcome. Papers covering different industrial energy systems and applications where coupled fluid and energy flows take place are also welcome (renewable energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, on-shore and off-shore wind energy). Papers addressing the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the control, prediction and optimization of energy and thermofluid flow systems are also welcome. Research focusing on advanced optimization methods and algorithms within CFD (computational fluid dynamics) using finite volumes (FVM), finite elements (FEM) and lattice Boltzmann (LBM) methods within adjoint, shape and topology optimization techniques to solve complex energy and thermofluid problems are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Talib Dbouk
Dr. Samer Ali
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy systems
- fluid flow
- heat transfer
- control and design
- optimization
- CFD
- experimental measurements
- FEM
- FVM
- LBM
- AI
- ML
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