Heat Transfer Enhancement Strategies in Sustainable Engineering
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 May 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will focus on innovative heat transfer enhancement strategies that contribute to the design and development of sustainable engineering systems. With the growing global emphasis on energy efficiency and climate-conscious design, improving thermal performance is essential across a wide range of applications, from renewable energy systems and waste heat recovery to sustainable manufacturing and thermal management in electronics.
This Special Issue welcomes original research and review articles addressing both the fundamental and applied aspects of enhanced heat transfer in the context of sustainability. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced heat transfer surfaces and coatings;
- Passive and active enhancement techniques;
- Thermal energy storage;
- Nanofluids and hybrid working fluids;
- Additive manufacturing for heat transfer;
- Sustainable thermal systems in renewable energy, buildings, electronics, and industrial processes;
- Experimental, numerical, and analytical approaches;
- Energy analyses of heat transfer solutions.
Submissions that explore the integration of emerging materials, novel manufacturing methods (e.g., additive manufacturing), and data-driven optimisation in sustainable thermal systems are particularly encouraged.
The primary aim of this Special Issue is to provide a dedicated platform for disseminating cutting-edge strategies that enhance heat transfer while supporting environmental goals such as energy conservation and storage, emissions reduction, and resource efficiency. By showcasing diverse methodologies and applications, this Special Issue aims to stimulate cross-disciplinary collaboration and inform the development of next-generation sustainable technologies.
While an extensive literature exists on classical heat transfer enhancement and sustainability as separate research domains, there is a growing need to explore intersections of these factors in response to modern engineering challenges. Recent advances, such as the use of additive manufacturing for tailored thermal surfaces, advanced material for efficient thermal storage, or data-driven optimisation, are still emerging in the literature and require further experimental and theoretical validation.
This Special Issue aims to bridge this gap by bringing together contributions that not only propose novel enhancement strategies, but also evaluate their sustainability impact, thus offering integrated perspectives. It will complement existing work by emphasising practical applicability, multi-scale analysis, and eco-efficient design within heat transfer science and engineering.
Dr. Mohammadreza Kadivar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- heat transfer enhancement
- sustainable thermal systems
- energy efficiency
- additive manufacturing
- thermal energy storage
- convective heat transfer
- thermal management
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