Thermal Mechanisms in Solids and Interfaces
A special issue of Applied Mechanics (ISSN 2673-3161).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 281
Special Issue Editor
Interests: degradation analysis; system characterization; tribology; irreversible thermodynamics; lubricant grease; design and manufacturing
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heat affects materials and systems. Manufacturing processes often involve various forms of heat treatment, favorably transforming the material to a state of higher potential/energy/strength. Utilization processes are often accompanied by heat generation and can involve heat inflow, adversely transforming (i.e., degrading) the material to a state of lower potential/energy/strength. Heat outflow (i.e., cooling) slows down material degradation. Heat transfers through a solid via conduction, and away from the solid (surface) via convection and radiation. In tribological systems involving relative motion between surfaces—dry or lubricated—significant heat generation is induced by friction. With the continuous development of new materials and manufacturing techniques, and the need to optimize in-use processes, understanding thermal phenomena is crucial.
This Special Issue focuses on the thermal mechanisms in solid materials and system interfaces during formation/manufacturing and operation/utilization. Included in the scope are the following:
- Microscopic and macroscopic characterizations of thermal phenomena.
- Modeling and experimental measurements of heat generation, heat transfer and heat storage, and their impacts on material and system behavior.
- Frictional heat generation and viscous dissipation.
- Plasticity-induced heat generation.
- Cooling and thermal optimization of active mechanical systems.
- Heat treatment of solids.
- Temporal and spatial temperature distribution in solids and interfaces.
- Metals, polymers and other solid materials.
- Bearings.
Dr. Jude Osara
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Mechanics is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- heat generation, transfer and storage
- contact temperatures
- bulk temperatures
- heat treatments
- solid materials
- frictional heat
- thermal optimization
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
