Thermal Engineering: Energy Conversion, Numerical Simulation, and Advanced Control
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2025 | Viewed by 266
Special Issue Editors
Interests: passive ecotechnologies; CFD; energy sustainability
Interests: heat and mass transfer; phase change material; absorption cooling system
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy efficiency is an important topic for improving any kind of energy conversion to achieve the sustainability goal. This involves several benefits, such as reducing greenhouse gases, saving money, and saving energy and resources, among others. The development of robust simulations and modeling will help us to find new kinds of alternatives to improve the actual plants or processes that could be implemented.
The modeling and optimization of various thermal engineering processes involve energy conversion phenomena that require numerical simulation and the application of advanced control techniques and methodologies.
This Special issue aims to compile theoretical, numerical, and experimental research and review articles with novel findings that can contribute significantly to the scientific community. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The development of models and numerical simulations to predict the behavior of energy conversion systems under various operating conditions;
- Simulation of possible advanced control scenarios and application of specialty software or AI tools to improve the energy efficiency of various applied engineering processes;
- Solutions applicable to various processes, improving sustainability, and reducing negative energy impact;
- Contributions related to new design approaches and materials that can optimize control and energy conversion efficiency in systems;
- Mathematical models that show the behavior of the processes or new thermodynamic power cycles that improve processes;
- Modern control systems in continuous or discontinuous processes.
Dr. Moisés Montiel-González
Dr. Jesus Cerezo
Dr. Miguel Ángel Basurto-Pensado
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- energy efficiency
- AI tools
- thermal systems
- sustainability
- materials
- mathematical model
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