Special Issue "Opportunities for Composites in the Future Energy Systems"

A special issue of Journal of Composites Science (ISSN 2504-477X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Yiji Lu
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Guest Editor
Durham Energy Institute, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
Interests: nano additives; nanocomposites in energy systems; future energy systems; energy storage & conversion; renewable/clean energy research; alterative/cleaner fuels
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Dr. Ke Tang
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Guest Editor
Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
Interests: Heat and Mass transfer; Porous material; Nano Materials; Thermal Energy Systems; Renewable Energy Technologies

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Composite materials are widely utilised and adopted for a range of applications in energy systems for residential, commercial and industrial purposes. For example, composite nanofluids are particularly used in the capture and storing of thermal sources such as solar energy, composite phase change materials are widely used for thermal management in buildings or battery technologies, composite materials are added at nano or micro levels to form blends in fuel energy systems and improve their combustion performance, sorption composite materials are employed to improve heating and cooling. The technological development of innovative composite materials is a driving force for the success of future energy systems in the domestic, industrial and transport sectors, providing services such as heating, cooling or electricity.

This Special Issue aims to collect review or original research articles and offer a platform for researchers working in applied engineering of composite materials.

Studies on, but not limited to, the following topics are particularly welcome:

  • Utilisation of composite nanofluids to improve the heat transfer performance of energy systems for solar harvesting, residential use in buildings, industrial heat recovery
  • Preparation, characterisation and mechanisms of newly developed composite materials
  • Composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage
  • Graphene-based composites for electrochemical energy storage
  • Innovative composite materials for offshore turbines, electricity transmission, or fuel cells

Dr. Yiji Lu
Dr. Ke Tang
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Composites Science is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Composite Phase Change Materials
  • Composite Nanofluids
  • Preparation, characterisation,and mechanisms
  • Composites in Future Energy Systems
  • Energy Storage
  • Renewable Energy Capture: Solar or Wind Energy
  • Blanding composites into Fuels
  • Fuel Cells

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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