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Industrial CFD and Fluid Modelling in Engineering, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9640 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial CFD; aerospace fluid mechanics; turbomachinery; optimization methods; large-eddy simulation; detached eddy simulation; wall-modeled LES; computational gas dynamics; multiphase flows; reactive flows; numerical modeling in fluids; turbulence modeling; energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical and Computational Fluid Mechanics)
Multiphase Flow for Industry Applications, 2nd Edition
edited by and Priscilla Ribeiro Varges
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1094 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow; flow dynamics; flow measurement; mass transfer; heat transfer; rheology; mixing; interfaces flow regime
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
Advances in Hemodynamics and Related Biological Flows, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 951 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological flow; hemodynamics; analytical; computational; experimental; blood; fluid dynamics; computational fluid dynamics; red blood cell trauma; hemolysis; FDA; turbulence; Kolmogorov length scale; erythrocyte; artificial organs; blood flow; pressure loss coefficient; developmental biology; viscous stress; Reynolds stress; power law model; prosthetic heart devices; heart assist devices; erythrocyte deformability; red blood cell(RBC); mechanical trauma; sublethal damage; mechanical trauma
(This special issue belongs to the Section Non-Newtonian and Complex Fluids)
Mixing and Mass Transfer in Various Chemical Reactors
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid mixing; solids mixing; gas–liquid mass transfer; liquid–solid mass transfer; new measurement techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Heat and Mass Transfer)
Environmental Hydraulics, Turbulence and Sediment Transport, 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16658 | Submission Open
Keywords: bedform; river hydrodynamics; morphology processes; sediment transport; vegetated flow; flood; dam-induced flow; analytical modeling; numerical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysical and Environmental Fluid Mechanics)
Flow Control Across Varying Length Scales: Nanofluidics, Microfluidics and Millifluidics
edited by , , and Zhenhao Lin
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5320 | Submission Open
Keywords: flow control; nanofluidics; microfluidics; millifluidics
Physical and Chemical Phenomena in High-Speed Flows
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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2609 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-speed flow; shock wave; computational flow dynamics; chemical reactions; turbulence; high-temperature effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbulence)
Flow Control Techniques: Advances in Flow System Analysis, Modeling and Applications, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open
Keywords: trapped vortex; shock wave control; drag reduction; high-lift profile; fluidic thrust vectoring; nozzle instabilities; dynamic stall; compressor rotating stall; synthetic jet; virtual shaping; plasma actuators; dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator; combustion instability; supersonic inlets; scramjet
Quantum Computing for Flow Simulations
edited by Surya Pratap Vanka and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum computing; computational fluid dynamics; scientific computing; turbulence; quantum linear solvers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical and Computational Fluid Mechanics)
Cardiovascular Flows: Pulsatility, Valve Dynamics, and Vascular Interaction
edited by Filip Konecny
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: ventricular– arterial coupling (VAC); single beat/noninvasive PV estimation; right-ventricular PV reconstruction (RV– PA coupling); fluid– structure interaction (FSI) and valve dynamics; transcatheter valve (TAVR) hemodynamics; pulsatility and arterial stiffness; wall shear stress (WSS)/helicity; four-dimensional-flow CMR/CFD-informed PV metrics; stroke work and myocardial efficiency; machine-learning/computer-vision PV pipelines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Non-Newtonian and Complex Fluids)
Respiratory Flows, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory system; fluid dynamics; aerosol deposition; particle transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Heat and Mass Transfer)
Numerical Modeling and Experimental Studies of Two-Phase Flows, 2nd Edition
edited by and Hemant J. Sagar
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11781 | Submission Open
Keywords: Methodologies:; Two-phase flow measurement; visualization techniques; Numerical modeling; simulation of two-phase flows; Modeling phase change/boiling; Treatments of interface discontinuity and shockwave; Basic research:; Bubble/droplet dynamics; Surface tension/Capillary effects; Natural and ventilated Cavitation/ Supercavitation; Sheet; cloud; and/or tip vortex cavitation; Boiling and condensation in benchmark problems; Free surface flows; Water entry and exit flows; Fluid-Structure-Interaction; Slamming and Sloshing; Advances in Applications:; The potential risks of failure of levees; dams; and reservoirs; Breaking waves; overtop- ping of coastal structures; Moving ships; interaction of extreme waves; and green water on decks; Spray cooling and two-phase heat transfer; Hydrodynamic cavitation and dynamic bubble processes; Enhancement of critical heat flux
Thermal Fluids: Theory and Applications
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermodynamics; heat and mass transfer; computational fluid mechanics; porous structure; laminar and turbulent flow; renewable energy; single-phase and two-phase flow
(This special issue belongs to the Section Heat and Mass Transfer)
Physics and Applications of Microfluidics, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: microfluidics; multiphase flow; rarefied flow; nonequilibrium gas flow; biochip; lab-on-a-chip; microchannels; computational fluid dynamics; experimental fluid dynamics
Advances in Computational Mechanics of Non-Newtonian Fluids, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7851 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-Newtonian fluids; rheology; multiphase flow; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); mathematical modeling; viscoelasticity; thixotropy; slurries; suspensions; polymers; biofluids; geofluids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Non-Newtonian and Complex Fluids)
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Fluid Mechanics, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3958 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; data-driven fluid mechanics; turbulence modeling; reduced-order CFD; neural networks; symbolic regression
Drag Reduction Through Traditional or Machine Learning-Based Flow Control
edited by Bingfu Zhang, , Mingming Zhang and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2672 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerodynamic drag reduction for high-speed trains; cars; and aircrafts; hydrodynamic drag reduction for ships and underwater vehicles; skin-friction drag reduction in turbulent flows; aerodynamics and flow control for wind turbines; application of machine learning for flow control; artificial intelligence-based fluid dynamic shape optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbulence)
Turbulence in Nature
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open
Keywords: turbulence; nature; CFD; complex systems
Complex Fluids in Biology-Inspired Physical Systems
edited by Qiaogao Huang and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: bio-inspired hydrodynamics; bio-inspired aerodynamics; biomimetics; swarm dynamics; drag reduction; vortex-induced vibration control; biomimetic propulsion; cross-domain vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicles; autonomous underwater vehicles; experimental fluid mechanics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical and Computational Fluid Mechanics)
Modelling and Simulation of Turbulent Flows, 2nd Edition
edited by and Jun Yao
submission deadline 27 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2314 | Submission Open
Keywords: turbulent flows; modelling and simulation; direct numerical simulation (DNS); large-eddy simulation (LES); hybrid RANS– LES; data-driven CFD modelling; numerical methods; steady and unsteady aerodynamics; shock-wave– boundary layer interactions; multiphase flow; reacting flow; aeroacoustics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbulence)
Computational Fluid Dynamics of Multiphase Systems
edited by and Hai Hung Pham
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 871 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flows; computational fluid dynamics; interfacial phenomena; multiscale modeling; high-performance computing; machine learning in CFD
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
Fluids Flow in Mining Engineering submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 519 | Submission Open
Keywords: mine hydrogeological structure; mine water; mine water inrush; groundwater flow; grout diffusion mechanism; instability mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysical and Environmental Fluid Mechanics)
Thermal Sciences and Digitalization: Towards Intelligent and Sustainable Systems submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat and mass transfer; fluid mechanics; multiphase flows; phase change materials; nanofluids; renewable energy systems; desalination and water-energy nexus; hydrogen storage and conversion; digital twins; artificial intelligence in thermal sciences
(This special issue belongs to the Section Heat and Mass Transfer)
Advances in Hemodynamics
edited by Huidan (Whitney) Yu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open
Keywords: hemodynamics; cardiovascular fluid dynamics; blood flow modeling; fluid– structure interaction; computational biomechanics; cardiovascular imaging; multiscale flow analysis; vascular biomechanics; cardiovascular diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical and Computational Fluid Mechanics)
Flow Visualization: Experiments and Techniques, 3rd Edition
edited by Mingming Ge, and Xin-Lei Zhang
submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: flow visualization; multiphase flow; cavitation; high-speed photography; PIV; X-ray imaging; pressure field reconstruction; data assimilation; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical and Computational Fluid Mechanics)
Research on the Formation and Movement of Droplets
edited by and Zhentao Wang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1509 | Submission Open
Keywords: droplet formation; droplet dynamics; interfacial phenomena; multiphase flow; heat and mass transfer; coalescence and breakup; microfluidics; wettability; evaporation and condensation; external field effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
Open and Closed-Loop Control Systems for Active Flow Control
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive control; synthetic jet actuators (SJAs); flow interaction; advanced sensing; machine learning; real-time control; performance optimization; jets; airfoils; turbomachinery; adaptive control frameworks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbulence)
Innovations in Multiphase Flow
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow measurement; AI-assisted flow modeling; digital twin; hybrid CFD– ML modeling; bubble/droplet dynamics; gas– solid fluidization; interfacial transport; real-time monitoring; reduced-order modeling; data-driven simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
Convective Heat Transfer in Magnetic Fields
edited by Jiandong Zhou
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetohydrodynamics (MHD); convective heat transfer; turbulence; liquid metal; numerical simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Heat and Mass Transfer)
Advances in Thermal–Hydraulic and Multiphase Flow Research in Nuclear Engineering
edited by Xiuzhong Shen, Naibin Jiang and Guangyun Min
submission deadline 13 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; reduced-order modeling; thermal– hydraulics; multiphase flow; CFD simulation; fluid– structure interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
Vortex Definition and Identification
edited by Chaoqun Liu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7168 | Submission Open
Keywords: vortex definition; identification; application; turbulence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbulence)
XI Brazilian Conference on Rheology—BCR 2026
edited by , and Priscilla Ribeiro Varges
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 826 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex materials; non-Newtonian fluid mechanics; rheology
Research and Application of Granular Flows
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: avalanches silos; DEM simulations; particulate multiphase flows; agricultural spraying drones; gravity and microgravity flows
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
Combustion and Fluid Mechanics: Analysis, Research and Experimentation
edited by Shuai Zhao and Zhezhi Liu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: combustion and fluid mechanics; reactive flow dynamics; flame instabilities; numerical simulation and analysis; experimental investigation; sustainable combustion technologies; turbulent reactive flows
(This special issue belongs to the Section Heat and Mass Transfer)
Computational Modeling in Fluidization Engineering
edited by , César Venier and Andrés Reyes Urrutia
submission deadline 16 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8043 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluidized bed contactors; modeling of processes; thermodynamic models; kinetic models; neural networks; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); optimal operating conditions; process safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
Fluid Machinery and Fluid Mechanics
edited by Wei Dong and Zhengjing Shen
submission deadline 19 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluid machinery; fluid mechanics; multiphase flow; dynamic characteristics; fluid– structure interaction; numerical simulation; performance optimization; experimental testing
Advances in Multiphase Flow Measurement and Simulation
edited by and Youmin Hou
submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow; non-invasive measurement; flow pattern identification; DEM-CFD coupling; cross-scale simulation; population balance model; oil and gas engineering; new energy; chemical process
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
Feature Reviews for Fluids 2025–2026 submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 32595 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in fluid mechanics; biofluid mechanics; coherent vortical structures in fluids; marine hydrodynamics; multiphase flows; shock waves; turbulence modelling and simulation; wind turbine aerodynamics; stability theory in fluid mechanics; geophysical fluid dynamics; granular/suspension flows; heat and mass transfer; magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD); nanofluids and microfluids; Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; polymers; rheology; tribology/lubrication; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); biomedical flows; experiments in fluids; fluid– structure interaction; data-driven fluids research; culinary fluid mechanics
10th Anniversary of Fluids—Recent Advances in Fluid Mechanics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 13529 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in fluid mechanics; biofluid mechanics; coherent vortical structures in fluids; marine hydrodynamics; multiphase flows; shock waves; turbulence modelling and simulation; wind-turbine aerodynamics; stability theory in fluid mechanics; geophysical fluid dynamics; granular/suspension flows; heat and mass transfer; magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD); nanofluids and microfluids; Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; polymers; rheology; tribology/lubrication
Multiphase Flow and Fluid Machinery
edited by Ming Liu and Yadong Han
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6281 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow; fluid machinery; cavitation; gas– liquid mixtures; bubbly flows; particle flows
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical and Computational Fluid Mechanics)
Experimental and Computational Advances in Bubbling Fluidized Beds Hydrodynamics
edited by Manuel Ernani Cruz, Albino José Kalab Leiroz, and Gabriel Lisbôa Verissimo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5610 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow; bubbling fluidized beds; computational modeling; experimental techniques; fluidization; bubble formation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
High-Speed Processes in Continuous Media
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3313 | Submission Open
Keywords: supersonic/hypersonic gas flows; flow control; shock waves; boundary layers; turbulence; chemically reacting flows; plasma; combustion and explosion; ignition; vortices and vortex structures; heat fluxes; gas-dynamic and plasma instabilities; numerical simulation; experimental visualization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Turbulence)
Advanced Heat Exchange and CO2 Capture
edited by Gustavo Urquiza and Miriam Navarrete
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel heat exchanger designs; enhanced heat transfer mechanisms; low-energy CO2 capture technologies; integration and scale-up; modeling and simulation; process intensification; thermal efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Heat and Mass Transfer)
Dispersed Multiphase Flows: Particles, Bubbles, and Droplets
edited by and Chenlin Zhu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flows; particles; bubbles; droplets; interfacial dynamics; heat and mass transfer; numerical simulation; experiments; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
Granular Flows and Fluid-Particle Systems in Industrial Processes
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: granular flows; fluid– particle systems; multiphase flow; granular– fluid interaction; particle dynamics; industrial processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
Biological Fluid Dynamics, 3rd Edition
edited by , Dong Xu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: bio-fluids; analytical; computational and experimental; blood; renal; respiratory; swimmers; flying animals; pathogens and fluid dynamics
10th Anniversary of Fluids—Recent Advances in Non-Newtonian and Complex Fluids
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-Newtonian fluids mechanics; complex fluids and soft matter; rheology; suspensions and granular materials; emulsions and foams; bio-materials and active systems; micro- and nanofluidics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Non-Newtonian and Complex Fluids)
Application of Fluid Mechanics in Wind Turbines
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerodynamics of wind turbines; wake development; interaction; and wind farm aerodynamics; aeroacoustics; noise prediction; and mitigation; aeroelasticity and fluid– structure interaction; design and optimization of wind turbines and wind farms; siting and micrositing; including complex terrain effects; atmospheric boundary layer and inflow turbulence; theoretical; numerical; and experimental methods; data-driven; reduced-order; and artificial intelligence methods; wind energy systems and applications (including offshore and floating turbines; small-scale systems; wind concentrators; and cold climate operation)
Advanced CFD Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Two-Phase and Multiphase Flows
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow; two-phase flow; numerical simulation; CFD; particle– fluid interaction; transport and deposition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials)
Classical and AI Computational Fluid Dynamics: Research and Applications to Science and Engineering
edited by Jaime Klapp, , J. E. V. Guzmán and Estela Mayoral
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); numerical methods; mono and multiphase flows; turbulent and industrial flows; artificial intelligence in CFD; machine learning in fluid dynamics; data-driven fluid mechanics; applications to basic science and engineering; CFD and AI for modern technologies; physics-informed neural networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical and Computational Fluid Mechanics)
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