Processes. Technologies. Systems. Production. Storage. Utilization



Applied Thermal Engineering disseminates novel research related to the design, development and demonstration of components, devices, equipment, technologies, systems and, in general, solutions involving thermal processes for the production, storage, utilization, management and conservation of energy, with a focus on engineering application. It is noted that papers concerned with the development and/or characterization of materials are only within scope if they include content relating to the implications of the employment of these materials in engineering applications, e.g., by considering their operation and/or performance within components, devices, equipment, technologies and/or wider thermal systems. Research relating to the use of energy for thermal management in diverse applications, from electrical and electronic components to buildings and wider energy systems, is also considered to be within scope if thermal management and/or other thermal application elements are included.

The journal publishes high-quality and high-impact Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Vision Articles, Short Communications and Letters to the Editor on cutting-edge innovations in research, and recent advances or issues of interest to the thermal engineering community. Review papers are generally by invitation, however, prospective authors are welcome to submit review paper proposals to the Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor-in-Chief by using this form. Further details regarding article types can be found in the Guide-for-Authors here.

Applied Thermal Engineering encourages the publication of special issues. Special issue organisers are invited to complete and submit a dedicated proposal form to the Editor-in-Chief and Journal Development Editor for review and approval at the Board level. The form can be downloaded here for themed special issues and here for conference special issues.

Example topics of interest to Applied Thermal Engineering include:

Components, devices and equipment such as heat exchangers, heat pipes, energy storage devices, power plants, heat pumps and cooling or refrigeration plants, combined heat and power plants and other polygeneration systems, advanced or alternative cycles, combustion as a thermal energy process and a way to transfer this energy to or within components or systems (such as, for example, boilers, furnaces, internal combustion engines or gas turbines), heat transfer enhancement or suppression as applied to the above, and other unit operations involving thermal engineering processes.

Renewable and clean-energy technologies such as solar-thermal or hybrid technologies or systems, the integration of renewable energy within conventional energy processes and systems, energy storage options, thermal management of fuel cells and batteries, and other alternative applied solutions for improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions through thermal engineering.

Component through to system design covering energy production, storage and utilization, management and conservation in industrial applications, as well as residential or commercial buildings, including solutions to improve thermal performance via passive design techniques, amongst other.

Economic assessments of thermal engineering projects, and of the financial performance and implications of component, equipment, technology and system design, implementation and operation.

Original Research Articles 
Review Articles
Short Communications
Letters to the Editor

Editor-in-Chief
C. N. Markides
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom Email C. N. Markides
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
P. K. Bansal
Satya International Ltd, United States Email P. K. Bansal
Executive Editors
A. García-Martínez, PhD
Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain Email A. García-Martínez, PhD
S. Murthy
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India Email S. Murthy
G. Ribatski
University of Sao Paulo Sao Carlos School of Engineering, SAO CARLOS, Brazil Email G. Ribatski
W.M. Worek
Texas A&M University Kingsville Eagle Ford Center for Research and Outreach, Kingsville, Texas, United States Email W.M. Worek
Associate Editors
G. Besagni
Ricerca Sul Sistema Energetico, Power System Development Department, Milan, ItalyEmail G. Besagni
M. Bucci
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory for Nuclear Science Email M. Bucci
Y. Hao
Institute of Engineering Thermophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaEmail Y. Hao
Y.L. He
Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xian, China Email Y.L. He
A. Kosar
Sabanci University, İstanbul, Turkey Email A. Kosar
A. Miyara
Saga University, Saga, Japan Email A. Miyara
J. Shen
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Email J. Shen
Managing Editor
K. Wang
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom Email K. Wang
Editor-at-Large
D. A. Reay
David Reay and Associates, Leyland, United Kingdom
Editorial Advisory Board
O. Abdelaziz
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
A. Akbarzadeh
RMIT University College of Science Engineering and Health, Melbourne, Australia
O. Aydin
Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
T. Butcher
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, United States
Z. Q. Chen
Southeast University School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing, China
R.E. Critoph
University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
U. Desideri
University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
A. Faghri
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States
E.A. Groll
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
M. Groll
University of Stuttgart Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems, Stuttgart, Germany
L.-J. Guo
Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xian, China
Z. X. Guo
Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
H. G. Jin
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
S. Kandlikar
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, United States
S.C. Kaushik
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
P. Kew
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
J. Klausner
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
T. Kuehn
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Q. Liao
Chongqing University School of Energy and Power Engineering, Chongqing, China
S. R. Lorente, PhD
Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States
A.F. Massardo
University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
Y.S.H. Najjar
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
H. Perez-Blanco
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
P.A. Pilavachi
Panepistemio Dytikes Makedonias, Kozani, Greece
S. Riffat
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
B.B. Saha
Kyushu University Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kasuga, Japan
S. Shen
Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
S. A. Sherif
University of Florida Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gainesville, Florida, United States
S.A. Tassou
Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
P.S. Varbanov
Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
S.R. Wan Alwi
University of Technology Malaysia Process Systems Engineering Centre, Johor Bahru., Malaysia
Q.W. Wang
Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xian, China
R. Z. Wang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Fahua Campus, Shanghai, China
Y. M. Xuan
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China