Objective
Researchers from universities, research institutions and industries involved in the organisation will pursue the goal of providing a forum for the exposure and the exchange of technical information. The Conference will give the opportunity to discuss the state of the art and to present experimental, analytical and numerical results in Thermal and Environmental Issues in Energy Systems.
Topics
The topics of the conference include but are not limited to:
- Overview of the global and regional energy scene
- Availability of energy resources
- Basic engineering thermal science
- Thermal fluid dynamics of single- and multi-phase systems
- Heat and mass transfer in porous media
- Micro- and nano- scale heat transfer
- Heat transfer in energetic and environmental systems
- Computational thermal-fluid dynamics
- Refrigeration and air-conditioning including advanced cycles and new refrigerants
- Heat exchangers and heat exchanger systems
- Solar energy including solar thermal and photovoltaic
- Wind and alternative energy systems
- Geothermal energy systems
- Combustion improvements and combustion of new fuels
- Material processing
- Energy conservation in buildings and the improvement of indoor air quality
- Measurement techniques
- Renewable energies
- Energy conversion
- Energy savings in transportation
- Turbomachinery
- Power plants and equipment
- Nuclear power plants
- Heat transfer in fission and fusion nuclear facilities
- Waste heat recovery
- Cogeneration and combined heat and power
- Energy storage – from small to large scale including hot and cold energy storage
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