Numerical Modeling and Hybrid Methods for Thermal Management, Storage, and Optimization

Dear Colleagues,

Energy has long been at the center of the sustainable development paradigm. Increasing energy efficiency is identified as one of the main challenges for energy systems. Almost all energy systems involve heat. In this sense, thermal management, storage, and optimization play an important role in achieving highly efficient systems, which has attracted the attentions of both the academic and industrial communities. Generally, mathematical modeling is the basis for the study on the heat-related topics. 

This Special Issue will focus on recent theoretical and computational studies on Thermal Management, Storage, and Optimization. Topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Numerical simulation in heat transfer, including heat conduction, heat convection, and thermal radiation;
2. Modeling and analysis of heat storage process or system;
3. Thermal management and design of electronics;
4. Heat transfer intensification and optimization;
5. Modeling and simulation in energy materials;
6. Modeling and analysis of thermal transport at small scales and non-Fourier regimes;
7. Study of thermal problems using AI/Machine Learning techniques.

Prof. Dr. Yuan Dong
Dr. Yuchao Hua
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 submissions that pass pre-check are 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 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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. Mathematics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly 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 2600 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.