Heat Transfer in Built Environments

Submission Deadline: 15 March 2026 View: 190 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editors

Assoc. Prof. Minzhang Liu

Email: liuminzhang@tju.edu.cn

Affiliation: School of Energy and Safety Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, China

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Research Interests: heat transfer in tunnel fire, building ventilation and heat transfer, high-temperature heat and mass transfer

Assoc. Prof. Yanan Liu

Email: lyn3620@cqjtu.edu.cn

Affiliation: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400045, China

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Research Interests: heat and mass transfer mechanisms in urban canopy layers,thermo-fluidic dynamics of natural ventilation in buildings,pollutant dispersion and thermal management in subway systems

Assoc. Prof. Man Fan

Email: fanman@hebut.edu.cn

Affiliation: School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China

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Research Interests: advanced building envelopes, thermal management systems, numerical heat transfer

Summary

Heat transfer in built environments is essential to create a functional indoor environment, and rising energy demand. It governs building performance, building safety, comfort and health of occupants, and energy efficiency, etc. The Special Issue on Heat Transfer in Built Environments aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for promoting research and exchange on thermal processes in buildings, infrastructures, and urban systems. The scope spans multiple levels from fundamental theory to engineering applications, covering subjects such as building envelopes, indoor environments, various building forms and complex infrastructures, as well as heat transfer under special scenarios such as fires. The issue broadly addresses heat transfer phenomena in built environments and encourages studies on energy utilization optimization, system performance enhancement, material innovation, and digital approaches. Through cross-disciplinary collaboration and integration, this Special Issue seeks to foster synergy between theory and practice, and to promote the sustainable, low-carbon, healthy and safe development of built environments.

The special issue will cover, but is not limited to, the following themes:
· Heat transfer in building envelopes
· Heat transfer in underground space
· Indoor thermal environment and airflow
· Radiative heat transfer and thermal energy storage
· Thermal processes in building fire safety
· Heat transfer in HVAC and heat pump systems
· Urban-scale heat transfer
· Thermal Management in built environment
· Thermo-Fluidic Dynamics of Ventilation in Buildings
· Human thermal regulation

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