Enhancing Heat and Mass Transfer in Multiphase Systems

Submission Deadline: 10 August 2026 View: 179 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editors

Dr. Yi Zhang

Email: yizhang@sdut.edu.cn

Affiliation: Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, China

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Research Interests: heat and mass transfer, frost-free air source heat pump, thermal storage, phase change material (pcm), film condensation, flow boiling, dehumidification

Summary

The global transition toward sustainable energy systems intensifies the demand for efficient thermal and fluid management across multiphase environments. Technologies such as solar thermal systems, aerothermal heat pumps, geothermal energy, biomass conversion, hydrogen production, fuel cells, and advanced energy storage inherently involve multiphase flows, phase-change heat transfer, and coupled mass transport. Enhancing heat and mass transfer in these systems is not only a fundamental challenge, but a critical enabler for improving energy efficiency, scaling renewable integration, and achieving deep decarbonization of industrial processes. This Special Issue focuses on the transport phenomena that govern performance, stability, and scalability in multiphase energy systems, calling for advances in modeling, materials, and design that directly address multiphase transport mechanisms.

This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research and comprehensive reviews that advance the understanding, prediction, and enhancement of heat and mass transfer in multiphase systems for sustainable energy applications. Contributions may span theoretical, numerical, and experimental approaches, covering scales from pore-level interactions to system-level thermal-fluid management. Emphasis is placed on work that explicitly addresses multiphase interfaces, phase-change phenomena, coupled transport, and active/passive enhancement techniques within energy-related systems.

The special issue includes, but is not limited to, the following themes:
· Multiphase heat transfer enhancement in solar collectors and heat exchangers.
· Interfacial and phase-change phenomena in boiling, condensation, adsorption, and desorption processes.
· Multiphase flow and transport in biomass conversion, CO2 capture, and reactors.
· Porous media transport with phase change for geothermal, thermal storage, and fuel cell applications.
· Micro‑/nano‑scale multiphase flows for energy conversion and thermal management.
· Coupled heat and mass transfer in drying, humidification, and membrane-based systems.
· Turbulence and multiphase interactions in wind, hydrokinetic, and ocean energy systems.
· AI‑driven modeling and optimization of multiphase transport processes.
· Advanced materials and surfaces for enhancing wettability, nucleation, and interfacial transport.
· Dynamic control and stability of multiphase flows in energy equipment.

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