Two-Phase Flow Heat Transfer: Design, Simulation and Optimization

Dear Colleagues,

Heat transfer and phase change phenomena in two-phase flows are often encountered in many engineering systems, such as heat exchangers, heat pipes, electronics cooling devices, nanotechnology, and fuel cells and are therefore extremely important for their design, simulation, and optimization. Two-phase flow refers to the interactive flow of two distinct phases—each phase representing a mass or volume of matter—with common interfaces in a channel. Two-phase flow can occur in a single-component or multicomponent system. Possible phase combinations include: (1) solid–liquid, where solid particles are mostly dispersed in the liquid; (2) solid–gas, where the solid particles are carried by a stream of gas; (3) liquid–vapor (gas), where the volume fraction of one phase relative to the other results in different flow regimes; and (4) a combination of the above. Understanding the fundamentals and mechanisms of two-phase flow and heat transfer is continuously needed in order to develop the relevant technology for engineering applications. With the rapid development of various relevant interdisciplinary subjects and technologies, research on two-phase flow and heat transfer is growing much faster today than ever before.

This Special Issue on “Two-Phase Flow Heat Transfer: Design, Simulation, and Optimization” is devoted to presenting recent frontier and progress research in two-phase flow and heat transfer covering microscale, nanoscale, and macroscale research topics from all over the world. Researchers and experts are encouraged to submit research papers summarizing their continuing efforts to tackle various types of heat transfer phenomena in two-phase flows. Contributions dealing with phenomenological understanding, modeling, numerical simulations, as well as new experiments and experimental methods are very welcome. Potential topics include but are not limited to the keywords below.

Prof. Dr. Zhichun Liu
Prof. Dr. Chen Yang
Guest Editors

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