I2: Energy and Combustion Science
A section of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Section Information
Since the first industrial revolution, combustion has played a central role in power generation, engine operation, industrial and domestic heating processes and appliances. This is not expected to change significantly in the mid-term future, in the frame of the fourth industrial revolution that sees the realization of digitalization, decarbonization and electrification.
Efficiency, environmental impact and flexibility are key challenges and drivers for the decarbonization of the energy industry. The path to decarbonization necessarily passes through combustion of “carbon-free” fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia for power generation and transportation and for low carbon footprint industrial processes, maintaining and improving efficiency and flexibility.
Responding to the above, the Energy and Combustion Science Section aims to provide a platform for cutting-edge research covering the entire spectrum of challenges towards the decarbonization of energy systems and processes that traditionally exploit combustion. These include the production, delivery and combustion of carbon-free fuels and biofuels, burner and combustion chamber design and operation, process and system design, modifications and adaptations, thermal energy production and storage and their techno-economic-environmental assessment. This Section considers full-length, short communications and review articles. Focal points of the Energy and Combustion Science include but are not limited to:
Scope
Applications:
- Fuel solutions for internal combustion engines and gas turbines;
- Power cycles for carbon neutral energy production;
- Low-carbon thermal energy for industrial processes;
- Carbon neutral domestic sector systems;
- Innovative thermo-chemical processes for e-fuels.
Energy topics:
- Hydrogen energy;
- Fuel cells;
- P-to-X systems;
- Energy sustainability;
- Energy modeling.
Combustion topics:
- Fossil and green fuels;
- Flame structure, characteristics and propagation;
- Experiments and modeling (e.g., burners, combustion chambers, furnaces, kilns, industrial processes);
- Chemical and reaction kinetics;
- Safety.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Combustion of Alternative Fuel Blends (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Recent Studies on Flow, Atomization, and Combustion in Swirl Combustors (Deadline: 19 December 2024)
- Future Fuel Technologies and Advanced Research on Turbulent Combustion (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Internal Combustion Engines: Latest Advances and Trends towards Environment Neutrality (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in Energy Combustion and Flame (Deadline: 10 January 2025)
- Optimization of Efficient Clean Combustion Technology (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Advanced Research in Combustion Energy: Optimization, Applications, and Analysis (Deadline: 27 January 2025)
- Advances in Combustion Strategies and Fuels for Sustainable Energy and Propulsion (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Low-Emission Combustion Techniques: Latest Advances and Prospects—2nd Edition (Deadline: 18 February 2025)
- Heat Transfer and Advanced Combustion in Gas Turbines (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Emissions of Gaseous Pollutants and Fine Particles from Combustion and Gasification Processes (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Future Perspectives of Internal Combustion Engines of High Efficiency: Analysis, Modeling and Control Strategies and Application of Sustainable Fuels (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Emission Control Technology in Internal Combustion Engines (Deadline: 5 March 2025)
- Internal Combustion Engine Performance 2024 (Deadline: 5 March 2025)
- Science and Technology of Combustion for Clean Energy (Deadline: 7 March 2025)
- Engine Combustion Characteristics, Performance, and Emission (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Advanced Combustion Technologies and Emission Control (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- New Research in Advanced Combustion Technologies for Low-Carbon Emissions (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- New Fuels and Advanced Combustion Modes for Innovative Internal Combustion Engines: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- High-Speed Aerodynamics and High Energy and Efficiency Aerospace Propulsion System: Modeling and Optimization (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Fuel and Energy: Unlocking the Potential of Combustion Research Techniques (Deadline: 10 April 2025)
- Experiments and Simulations of Combustion Process II (Deadline: 12 April 2025)
- The Evolution and Future Prospects of Combustion Engines for Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Minimizing Environmental Impact (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Combustion of Alternative Fuels (Deadline: 5 May 2025)
- Internal Combustion Engines for Carbon Neutrality: Performance, Combustion and Emission (Deadline: 5 May 2025)
- Performance and Emissions of Advanced Fuels in Combustion Engines (Deadline: 10 May 2025)
- Advances in Waste Heat Recovery and Integrated Energy Systems (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
