Research on Multiphase Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer and Complex Fluids in Energy Processes

Dear Colleagues,

With the global demand for energy security and the transition towards more efficient extraction technologies, understanding complex transport phenomena in hydrocarbon systems is paramount. Multiphase flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer mechanisms govern the efficiency and safety of oil and gas operations from reservoir to surface. These processes involve intricate interactions within porous media, wellbores, and surface facilities under extreme conditions.

This Special Issue, ‘Research on Multiphase Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer and Complex Fluids in Energy Processes’, aims to cover recent advances in the fundamental understanding and application of these phenomena in petroleum engineering. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Multiphase seepage mechanisms in heterogeneous reservoirs. Gas–liquid and solid–liquid mixed flows in drilling and production systems.
• Thermal dynamics and heat transfer during hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas recovery.
• Complex fluid rheology in deep-water and unconventional resources.
• Numerical simulation and experimental modeling of coupled flow–thermal processes.
• Optimization of transport efficiency in multiphase pipeline systems.

Dr. Qianli Lu
Dr. Jichuan Ren
Dr. Shiqian Xu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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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-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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