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CFD Applications in Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Omar Dario Lopez Mejia

and

Santiago Lain

submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13895 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy system simulation and modeling; computational fluid dynamics; unsteady flow and system simulation; solar radiation modeling; turbulence modeling; biomass combustion modeling; hydrogen combustion modeling; hydrogen production and use modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

AI / Machine Learning Techniques as a Tool for Process Modeling and Product Design

edited by

Dimitrios Meimaroglou

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25913 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial Intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; data-driven modeling; artificial neural networks; digital twins; industry 4.0; smart sensors; process modeling; product design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)

Oil and Gas Drilling Rock Mechanics and Engineering

edited by

Wei Liu

, Tiankui Guo and

Ming Chen

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 22398 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; wellbore instability; sand production; hydraulic fracturing; cement sheath integrity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Data-Based Prediction Models in Energy Systems: From Principles to Applications

edited by

Chao Min

Xin Ma

, Xiaogang Li and Huohai Yang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7842 | Submission Open

Keywords: grey system models; machine learning/deep learning models; data-driven prediction models; intelligent optimization; petroleum engineering; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Quantitative Evaluation, Efficient Development, Seepage, and Simulation of Geo-Energy Resources

edited by Zhixue Sun and Xiaoguang Wang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5756 | Submission Open

Keywords: geo-energy resources; quantitative evaluation; efficient development; geothermal exploitation; unconventional oil and gas; complex reservoir; seepage; flow simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Supported Nanoparticle Catalysts (Volume II)

edited by

Sónia Carabineiro

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2981 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanocatalysts; metals; oxides; carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)

Towards a Sustainable and More Environmentally Friendly Oil and Gas Industries

edited by

Gassan Hodaifa

Joseph D. Smith

Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan

and Hayder A. Abbood

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2622 | Submission Open

Keywords: drilling activities; gas production; petroleum refinement; petrochemical industries; waste management; waste treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Advances in Hybrid Solar PV and Battery Power Systems: Technology Review and Sustainable Future

edited by

Linfeng Zheng

Zhehan Yi

and

Xun Long

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1901 | Submission Open

Keywords: PV systems; energy storage systems; distributed energy resources; microgrids; renewable energy; clean energy; hybrid energy system; power quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

New Processes, Methods, and Challenges in Cork Composites Manufacturing

edited by

Fábio Fernandes

Rui M. Novais

and

Sara Magalhães da Silva

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1637 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Smart Wearable Technology: Thermal Management and Energy Applications

edited by

Zhanxiao Kang

and

Qing Chen

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18997 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal and moisture management; phase change materials; thermal comfort; energy harvesting; energy conversion; energy storage; evaporation and condensation; evaporation-induced electricity generation; thermoelectric effects; piezoelectricity; triboelectricity; solar energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Phenolic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity in Agrifood Products (Volume II)

edited by

Raquel Rodríguez Solana

José Manuel Moreno-Rojas

and

Gema Pereira Caro

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12948 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolics; antioxidant capacity; functional foods; plant foods; food processing; food preservation; emerging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Transport Processes in Porous Material and Porous Media: Latest Developments and New Approaches

edited by

Antonio Gilson Barbosa de Lima

and

João Quesado Delgado

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10633 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous material; porous media; heat and mass transfer; fluid flow; drying and wetting; absorption and desorption; separation process; experimentation; mathematical modeling and simulation; design; devices; and applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Fault Diagnosis Process and Evaluation in Systems Engineering

edited by Shaoke Wan,

Naipeng Li

and

Zijian Qiao

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6907 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; fault prediction; system engineering; feature extraction; system security and reliability; multi-source information fusion; reliability analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)

Biorefinery and Thermochemical Conversion as Solutions for the Industrial Use of Agro-Industrial Residues

edited by

Rui Galhano dos Santos

and Elina Bastos Caramão

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4239 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefinery; thermochemical conversion; agro-industrial residues; pyrolysis; liquefaction; circular economy; sustainability; bio-based products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Preparation of Biochar and Biochar Composites and Their Application

edited by

Gabriela Carvalho Collazzo

and

Angélica Fátima Mantelli Streit

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3925 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermochemical conversion; pyrolysis; biochar; biofuels; adsorbents; residues; biomass; wastewater treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Combustion Processes and Emissions Assessment of Internal Combustion Engines

edited by

Cherng-Yuan Lin

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3278 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion mechanism and processes; chemical composition and fuel properties; advanced injection or cylinder design; engine performance and emission characteristics; life cycle analysis for alternative fuel; techno-economic analysis for various applications; development prospects to meet carbon-neutral requirement; novel combustion technology for non-carbon alternative fuel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Advances in the Analysis of Emerging Organic Contaminants

edited by Ana Paula Peron, Regiane Da Silva Gonzalez and Débora Cristina de Souza

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; wastewater; environmental safety; water quality; sustainable environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Novel Methodologies for the Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules

edited by

Andrea Citarella

Serena Vittorio

and

Laura Ielo

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1743 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic synthesis; organic chemistry; green synthesis; bioactive molecules; enzyme inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)

Modeling and Simulation of Robot Intelligent Control System

edited by

Raouf Fareh

and

Mohammad H. Rahman

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot control systems; intelligent robots; simulation; intelligent control systems; artificial intelligence; modeling of robotic systems; decision-making algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)

Microbial Biofilms: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Mayron Alves de Vasconcelos and Edson Holanda Teixeira

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1363 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm detection techniques; biofilm resistance; biofilm-related infections; biofilm eradication strategies; biotechnological applications; biofilms in natural and engineered ecosystems; advanced biofilm imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)

Turbulence Models for Turbomachinery

edited by Djordje Cantrak and Jelena Svorcan

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 907 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbulence; turbomachinery; RANS; LES; hybrid RANS-LES; DNS; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Recent Developments in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Processes

edited by

Alireza Kazemi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart water flooding; nanotechnology; CO2 injection; microbial EOR; low-salinity flooding; shale EOR; AI in EOR; hybrid techniques; heavy oil EOR; environmentally friendly EOR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in Catalysis

edited by

Jian Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-organic frameworks; decarbonization; environmental remediation; heterogeneous catalysis; clean fuel production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)

Advances in Enhancing Unconventional Oil/Gas Recovery, 2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 17 Jan 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 9647 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional reservoir; EOR/EGR; fluid transport; simulation; experiment; CCUS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Aerobic and Anaerobic Digestion Processes of Food Waste

edited by

Marija Vuković Domanovac

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4043 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; aerobic/anaerobic processes; composting; anaerobic digestion; co-treatment; microorganisms; environmental impact assessment; lifecycle analysis; green technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Advanced Design, Analysis and Optimization Techniques of Fluid Machinery Systems for Renewable Energy Storage

edited by

Ji Pei

, Djordje Cantrak,

Wenjie Wang

and Xingcheng Gan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3233 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid machinery; renewable energy; CFD simulation; experimental measurement; energy storage system; design and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Resource Recovery from Organic Solid Waste Using Fermentation and Hydrolysis Technologies

edited by Jiuxiao Hao, Guang Guo and Yina Zou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2407 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic fermentation; hydrolysis pretreatment; volatile fatty acids; biomass; organic solid wastes; resource recovery; oriented conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Complex Fluid Dynamics Modeling and Simulation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Leila Pakzad

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1694 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); complex fluids; multiphase flow; dispersion modeling; gas/liquid/solid modeling; chemical reaction engineering; mixing; process scale-up; multiphysics modeling; multiscale simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)

Advanced Nanoparticles: New Perspective in Catalysis

edited by Chi He and Haitao Yu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1662 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; characterizaion; catalytic process; nanoparticles; in situ; active site; energy conversion; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Biomass, Coal and Other Solid Fuels: Thermal Conversion, Emission and Pollutant Control

edited by Hengda Han, Zhifeng Hu, Shuai Guo and Mohamed Moustafa Saad

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; coal; solid waste; conversion; emission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Control of Flue Gas Pollutants and Clean Combustion Processes

edited by Qiang Lyu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutants; combustion; adsorbent; catalyst; renewable energy; carbon reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Recent Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage Technology and the Green Development of Geological Energy

edited by

Liang Zhang

Yukun Du

and

Hongbin Yang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5855 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Biomass Pretreatment for Thermochemical Conversion

edited by

Carmen Branca

and

Antonio Galgano

submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5233 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass pretreatments; pyrolysis; gasification; combustion; bio-oil and biochar upgrading; emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Advances of Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics in Energy Engineering

edited by Yuting Zhuo and Tianyu Wang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3731 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational and experimental methods for multiphase flows; bubbly and droplet flows; particle-laden flows; turbulence in multiphase flows; DEM; multiphysics modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Functionally Graded Materials

edited by

Frank Alifui-Segbaya

and Suhas Alkunte

submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3258 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionally graded materials; additive manufacturing; mechanical behavior; sustainability; material science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Solar Technologies and Photovoltaic Systems

edited by

Ahmed Alami Merrouni

submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2160 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; PV technologies; durability and degradation; smart grid; building integration; PV performances; hydrogen electrolysis; electrical mobility; GIS and land suitability analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Research Progress of Catalysts in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass

edited by Melisa Paola Bertero

submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1795 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst; pyrolysis; gasification; biomass; liquefaction; bio-oil; syn-gas; biochar; biorrefinery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Circular Economy and Efficient Use of Resources (Volume II)

edited by

Lucian-Ionel Cioca

and

Elena Simina Lakatos

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 32243 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; ecological technologies; ecological processes; production processes; resource efficiency; production system and waste streams; waste treatment and disposal; plastics in the circular economy; waste generation management and prevention; ecological technologies; medical waste; sustainable process; new trends in textiles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Technological Processes for Chemical and Related Industries

edited by

Piotr Rybarczyk

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 15653 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical industry; petrochemical operations; chemical synthesis; chemical technology; chemical engineering; circular economy; Industry 4.0; sustainability in chemical technologies; air; water; and soil treatment; pollution mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Study of Multiphase Flow and Its Application in Petroleum Engineering

edited by

Xian Shi

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9177 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; petroleum engineering; oil and gas production; hydrodynamics; drilling; reservoir simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Green Chemistry Processes: Isolation, Characterization and Applications of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Jasna Čanadanović-Brunet

and

Olja Šovljanski

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6484 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; bioactive compounds; characterization of bioactive compounds; innovative food; plant natural resources; by-products; antioxidants; green extraction; chromatography; health benefits; bioactivity; bioavaiability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Processes in Biofuel Production and Biomass Valorization

edited by

Luiz Pereira Ramos

and Marcos Lúcio Corazza

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4276 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; biorefinery; sustainable processes; biomass conversion; process modeling and optimization; synthetic fuels; hydrogen; biobased chemicals; sustainable fuel additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Material Characterization for Mechanical Behavior Predictions of Composite Materials and Structures

edited by

Tai-Yan Kam

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3727 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical behavior; composite structures; microelectromechanical systems (MEMSs); actual material constants; composite materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Sustainable Additive Manufacturing: Design, Processes and Production Control

edited by Johnnatan Rodríguez and

Julian Avila

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; environmental impact; design for sustainability resource optimization; eco-friendly materials production control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Bioprocess Engineering: Sustainable Manufacturing for a Green Society

edited by

Pedro Fernandes

and

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 23198 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)

Digital Research and Development of Materials and Processes

edited by Wei Lv, Wanqiang Liu, Li Yang,

Weisen Zheng

and Feng Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16109 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated computational materials engineering (ICME); material genome initiative (MGI); multiscale modeling of materials and processes; material database; machine learning; 3D printing; high-throughput experiment; artificial intelligence; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Manufacturing Processes: Enhancements through Smart and Sustainable Approaches

edited by

Diane Mynors

and Qingping Yang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11600 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing processes; smart process enhancements; sustainability; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable supply chains; environmental impact assessment; additive manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Heat and Mass Transfer Phenomena in Energy Systems

edited by

Shumpei Funatani

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5422 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat exchanger fundamentals; heat transfer enhancement; combined heat and mass transfer; natural and mixed convection; refrigeration and air conditioning; renewable energy components

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer in Energy Utilization

edited by Bin Liu,

Zhaosheng Yu

Hongjun Zhu

and Guojun Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3895 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid– structure interaction; heat transfer; mass transfer; hydrodynamics instability; numerical methods; machine learning; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Quality of Plant Raw Materials and Their Processing

edited by