Advances in Nanofluids: Fundamentals, Emerging Applications, Sustainable Technologies, and Future Perspectives

Submission Deadline: 15 March 2027 View: 144 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editor(s)

Prof. Hongwei Wu

Email: h.wu6@herts.ac.uk

Affiliation: School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom

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Research Interests: advanced cooling technologies with nanfoluids, two-phase and multiphase turbulent flows, turbulence-coupled fluid–solid conjugate heat transfer, energy conversion and storage systems, renewable energy technologies, and battery thermal management systems.

Summary

This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary platform for reporting recent advances in the science, engineering, modelling, characterization, and applications of nanofluids. Particular emphasis will be placed on emerging nanomaterials, hybrid and multifunctional nanofluids, advanced preparation and stabilization techniques, thermophysical and rheological properties, heat and mass transfer mechanisms, computational modelling, artificial intelligence, and innovative energy and industrial applications.

The Special Issue welcomes fundamental studies that improve understanding of nanoparticle–fluid interactions, Brownian motion, thermophoresis, aggregation, interfacial phenomena, thermal transport, rheology, stability, and flow behaviour, as well as experimental and numerical investigations of nanofluids under realistic operating conditions. Applications of interest include, but are not limited to, renewable energy systems, solar thermal collectors, photovoltaic/thermal systems, thermal energy storage, heat exchangers, heat pipes, refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, electronics and data-centre cooling, battery and electric-vehicle thermal management, fuel cells, hydrogen technologies, nuclear systems, automotive and aerospace applications, manufacturing, tribology, biomedical technologies, building energy systems, desalination, and waste-heat recovery.

The Special Issue also encourages research on sustainable and environmentally responsible nanofluids, including green synthesis, bio-based nanofluids, life-cycle assessment, techno-economic analysis, nanoparticle recovery and recycling, environmental impacts, toxicity, safety, and regulatory considerations. Studies integrating machine learning, artificial intelligence, molecular dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, multiphysics modelling, optimization, and data-driven approaches are also highly encouraged.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
· Fundamental science and mechanisms of nanofluids
· Synthesis, preparation, functionalization, and characterization
· Thermophysical, rheological, optical, and electrical properties
· Stability, aggregation, sedimentation, and long-term performance
· Hybrid, ternary, magnetic, and multifunctional nanofluids
· Graphene-, CNT-, MXene-, nanodiamond-, and other advanced-material-based nanofluids
· Heat and mass transfer enhancement
· Boiling, condensation, evaporation, and phase-change phenomena
· Nanofluids in heat exchangers, heat pipes, microchannels, and porous media
· Solar thermal and photovoltaic/thermal applications
· Thermal energy storage and phase-change materials
· Battery, electric-vehicle, and electronics thermal management
· Refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat-pump systems
· Automotive, aerospace, nuclear, and industrial applications
· Nanofluids for hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies
· Nanofluids for desalination and environmental applications
· Green and sustainable nanofluids
· Life-cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis
· Environmental, health, and safety aspects
· Computational fluid dynamics and multiphysics modelling
· Molecular dynamics and multiscale simulation
· Artificial intelligence and machine learning for nanofluid research
· Optimization and data-driven design of nanofluids
· Emerging applications and future technologies
· Experimental validation, scale-up, and industrial implementation

Original research articles, review articles, and state-of-the-art review addressing these and related topics are welcome.

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