Experiments and Numerical Simulations for Heat Transfer and Flow of Supercritical Fluids
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 1018
Special Issue Editors
Interests: supercritical fluids; numerical simulation method; flow and heat transfer; system; PCHE; natural gas liquefaction and gasification
Interests: phase changing; bubble dynamics; CHF; marangoni effect; natural convection
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the continuous development of the industrial and energy field, the pursuit of higher efficiency, brought about by higher temperatures and higher pressures, is improving. Therefore, the supercritical fluids have become a research focus, of which flow and heat transfer characteristics are some of the most important research directions. For example, supercritical water cycle thermal power plants, supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle power generation systems, natural gas liquefaction and gasification processes, and many other fields are related to the supercritical fluid flow and heat transfer processes. However, the research on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of supercritical fluid in various fields is not yet sufficient. With the development of advanced experimental technology and the improvement of computing power, the research of supercritical fluids has ushered in a new direction of development. At present, it is urgent to carry out research on supercritical fluid flow and heat transfer through advanced technologies, innovative numerical methods, and new theories, contributing to the development and progress of the global industrial system.
This Special Issue on "Experiments and Numerical Simulations for Heat Transfer and Flow of Supercritical Fluids" seeks high quality works focusing on new research with supercritical fluids. This Special Issue will focus on the new experimental results and numerical simulation methods of supercritical fluids, the interpretation of new phenomena and theories of supercritical fluids, the construction and optimization of the recycling system of supercritical fluids, and the research and breakthrough of equipments. The purpose is to promote communication regarding and the progress of supercritical fluids.
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced supercritical fluids testing technology.
- Numerical simulation method for supercritical fluids.
- New characteristics and phenomena of supercritical fluid flow and heat transfer.
- Supercritical fluids system.
- Research and optimization of equipment for supercritical fluids.
I hope you consider participating in this Special Issue.
Dr. Qian Li
Dr. Jue Wang
Dr. Wenke Zheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- supercritical fluids
- testing technology
- numerical simulation method
- flow and heat transfer
- system
- equipment
- CO2 brayton cycle
- natural gas liquefaction and gasification
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