Recent Advances in Thermal Sciences and Engineering

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Fluid Flow and Thermal Sciences (ICAFFTS 2021) and summarizes the modern research practices in thermal sciences and engineering. The content of book involves advanced topics in heat transfer science, automobile, refrigeration and air conditioning, cryogenics, non-conventional systems and energy storage. Topics on cutting edge research in the area of hybrid nano-PCM-based systems, solar-based applications, bio-diesel and nano additives-based combustion, fuel cell and thermoacoustic engine are also included. In addition, this book contains recent research in the area of two-phase thermal management of Li-Ion/Li-titanium battery and LED systems using heat sink, heat pipe, pulsating heat pipe and thermosyphon with next-generation refrigerants, PCM and nanofluid. Some thermal aspects of virus/aerosol research, advances in volumetric velocimetry and application of artificial intelligence in thermal systems are also covered. This book is a valuable reference for academicians, researchers and professionals working in the various fields of thermal sciences.

Dr. Hemantkumar B. Mehta is currently an associate professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) Surat. He obtained his B.E. (Mechanical), M. Tech. (Turbomachines) and Ph.D. from the SVNIT Surat. His major research interests include Battery Thermal Management system (BTMS) using heat pipe and its variants (PHP, LHP, Thrmosyphon, etc.), single-phase and two-phase flow in micro/minichannels, hybrid nanofluids, and CFD analysis of thermal systems. He has published more than 70 articles at national and international levels, and he has been granted six design patents. He has handled research projects of Rs. 70 lakhs. He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers (IEI) and a life member of the Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer.

Dr. Manish K. Rathod is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, India. He obtained his B. E.(Mechanical) and M.E. (Thermal Sciences) from M S University of Baroda and Ph.D. from SVNIT Surat. His area of interest is thermal energy storage using phase change material (PCM), thermal management by PCM, passive cooling in buildings, energy and exergy analysis of thermal systems, heat exchangers design, and its augmentation. He has more than 70 journal/conference publications of the nation and international repute and 4 design patents in the field of his research. He was awarded Outstanding Scientist in Mechanical Engineering by the 4th Venus International Research Awards.

Prof. Dr. Sc. Rufat Abiev is a professor and the head in the Department of Optimization of Chemical and Biotechnological Equipment, Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical University), Saint Petersburg, Russia. His research interest lies in process intensification, microreactors, process simulation, bubbles and droplets break up, heat and mass transfer intensification, and pulsations for chemical engineering. Prof. Abiev has more than 450 publications, 6 books, 7 chapters, more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed international and Russian journals and more than 90 patents.

Prof. Müslüm Arıcı is a faculty member in the Thermodynamics and Heat Technique Division of the Mechanical Engineering Department of Kocaeli University, Turkey. He completed Diploma Course at von Karman Institute, Belgium, in 2007. He received a Ph.D. degree from Kocaeli University in 2010. He worked in the Fluid Mechanics Research Group, University of Zaragoza, Spain, in 2014 and 2016–2017. He is a co-author of more than 150 papers in refereed journal papers and presented numerous research papers at international conferences. He has been invited as an invited speaker at several international conferences. He has served as an editor and has been on the editorial board of several international journals. His fields of interest are numerical heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics, nanofluids, solar energy, energy-efficient buildings, and thermal management by phase change materials.