Coupled Photothermal Heat Transfer Processes in Complex Systems
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2026 | Viewed by 88
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Interests: heat transfer; target radiation characteristics; inverse radiation problems; intelligent optimization method; flame temperature reconstruction and measurement
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Interests: radiative transfer; computational tomography; inverse radiation problems; thermal property measurement
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid development of advanced materials and engineering systems, coupled photothermal heat transfer processes have become increasingly crucial in many scientific and industrial applications. The interaction of radiation, heat conduction, convection, and phase change plays a key role in energy conversion, thermal regulation, and system performance, especially in complex systems with multi-physics and multi-scale characteristics. This Special Issue aims to collect recent advances in coupled photothermal heat transfer processes in complex systems. By bringing together contributions from researchers and practitioners, we hope to promote innovative methods and a deeper understanding of photothermal coupling and its practical applications.
We invite researchers and practitioners to contribute original research articles, reviews, and case studies that explore these themes and advance our understanding of coupled photothermal heat transfer processes in complex systems.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Coupled radiation, conduction, and convection heat transfer;
- Photothermal conversion and transport in advanced materials;
- Modeling and simulation of coupled photothermal processes;
- Experimental methods for photothermal characterization;
- Heat transfer in porous, heterogeneous, and composite systems;
- Radiative heat transfer with phase change or mass transfer;
- Optimization and control of complex photothermal systems.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Baohai Gao
Dr. Zhitian Niu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photothermal processes
- coupled heat transfer
- radiative-conductive transfer
- multi-scale heat transfer
- thermal-fluid coupling
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