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Assoc. Prof. Vladimir Kindra
Email: kindra.vladimir@yandex.ru
Affiliation: Department of Innovative Technologies for High-Tech Industries
National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute" (NRU MPEI), Moscow, Russia
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Research Interests: low-emission power generation technologies, heat transfer augmentation methods for gas turbine cooling systems and heat exchangers
Summary
Effective thermal management is critical across energy, manufacturing, and HVAC sectors, where heat exchangers play a pivotal role. Rising demands for compact, lightweight, and energy-efficient systems have intensified research into advanced heat transfer enhancement techniques. This Special Issue of Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer addresses the urgent need to overcome conventional thermal limitations, reduce irreversibilities, and support decarbonization goals through superior heat exchanger performance.
The aim is to showcase cutting-edge experimental, numerical, and theoretical studies that push the boundaries of heat transfer coefficients while managing pressure drop penalties. The scope includes passive methods (e.g., surface modifications, turbulators, nanofluids), active techniques (e.g., electrostatic fields, vibration), and novel designs (e.g., additively manufactured geometries, phase-change-integrated exchangers).
Suggested themes:
- Enhanced surfaces (fins, ribs, dimples, porous coatings),
- Nanofluid and hybrid fluid behavior in heat exchangers,
- Additive manufacturing for complex flow geometries,
- Optimization of trade-offs between heat transfer and exergy destruction,
- Machine learning applications for enhancement prediction,
- Integrated latent heat storage exchangers.
This collection aims to bridge lab-scale innovation with industrial feasibility.
Keywords
heat transfer enhancement; heat exchangers; passive and active techniques; nanofluids;surface modification / turbulators; additive manufacturing; exergy optimization; phase-change materials (PCMs); machine learning in thermal systems; compact heat exchanger design
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