Special Issue "Thermodynamic Approaches in Modern Engineering Systems"
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Thermodynamics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2020).
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thermodynamic approaches for simplification of multi-scale dynamical systems; nanotechnology; molecular dynamics simulations; applied engineering thermodynamics; fluid dynamics; application of thermodynamics in ecology and biology; heat transfer
Interests: thermal energy storage components and materials; manufacturing of storage materials; thermo-mechanical energy storage; numerical modelling and optimization of energy systems; waste heat & cold recovery; energy efficiency in industrial processes
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Interests: the development of innovative systems for thermal energy storage and transformation, for both residential and industrial applications; the development and characterization of sorbent and phase-change materials and components for thermal energy exploitation; the experimental characterization of the performance of lab-scale prototypes, and near-to-market and commercial heating and cooling devices; the numerical modelling of complex energy systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We look forward to submissions of both critical overviews and original papers on the broad topic of thermodynamic approaches for describing modern systems of engineering relevance. Since its foundation, thermodynamics has provided indispensable tools for drawing the boundaries of possible energy transformations. Those tools have been important in advancing our knowledge on natural processes. Interestingly enough, this has also contributed to the design of better engineering systems. Today, with the rapid development in nanoscience and nanotechnology, we are witnessing an explosion in our degree of freedoms in manufacturing and manipulating components with unusual behavior, as well as in synthetizing new materials endowed with exceptional properties. This opens up a plethora of new opportunities for improving engineering systems, and clearly needs fundamental guidance to correctly identify limitations, possibilities, and challenges. The aim of this Special Issue is to invite scientists to share recent advancements in both foundations and applications of thermodynamics shedding light on the above new opportunities. Examples include (although are not limited to) technologies for renewable energy collection, storage, and use; (bio–)chemical reactions for energy applications; advanced energy materials. More generally, reports on the use of thermodynamics at any scale, from material to device up to system scale for analyzing physical phenomena, which may have an impact on engineering, will be considered.
Prof. Dr. Eliodoro Chiavazzo
Dr. Adriano Sciacovelli
Dr. Andrea Frazzica
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Engineering thermodynamics
- Thermal engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Energy storage
- Renewable energy