Boiling and Condensing Flows and Heat Transfer

Dear Colleagues,

Many engineering applications that are characterized by high heat fluxes involve boiling and condensing flows. The high heat transfer coefficients associated with boiling make it attractive for purposes of managing and enhancing the thermal performance of evaporators in refrigeration systems, power plant equipment, and advanced electronics equipment.The rational design of such components dictates that the associated phase change processes be well understood.

This Special Issue will aim to provide researchers with the opportunity to present and discuss their original work while also identifying future needs in this critical area of research. Papers related to boiling, condensation, heat transfer enhancement, physical and numerical modeling, as well as experimental techniques will be considered.

Suggested topics are as follows, but are not limited to:

Pool boiling and bubble dynamics

Flow boiling in micro- and macrochannels

Critical heat flux

Boiling in plate heat exchangers

Boiling in electronic cooling applications

Convective condensation in micro- and macrochannels

Enhanced condensation

Condensation in plate heat exchangers

Falling film evaporation and condensation

Boiling and condensation of mixtures

Two-phase heat transfer devices

Novel two-phase measurement and visualization techniques

Numerical simulation and modeling of boiling and condensation phenomena

Dr. Sunil Mehendale
Guest Editor

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