Dear Colleagues,

Energy is a worldwide concern and has garnered the attention of numerous scientists, who have devoted significant efforts to energy exploitation, utilization, and management, aiming to achieve the sustainable development of human beings. On the one hand, renewable primary energy, e.g., wind energy and solar energy, is being developed. On the other hand, much research has been conducted on energy conversion and management. In the fields of industry, household, and transport, energy is commonly transferred, utilized, and conversed as heat, for instance, in power generation cycles, heating and cooling systems, etc. Therefore, it is critical to properly manage thermal transport and conversion for energy saving and efficiency.

Boiling and condensation are representative heat transfer processes in air conditioning, heat pumps, and Rankie cycles while icing on wind turbine blades is also a significant issue in turbine operation. Nowadays, with the development of micro/nanotechnologies, material sciences provide new perspectives regarding improvements in these thermal processes. For example, hydrophobic/hydrophilic/ice phobic surfaces have been developed for boiling/condensation augmentation and deicing. In addition, thermoelectric materials have been extensively investigated to realize the conversion of heat to electricity, independent of thermodynamic cycles. Furthermore, thermal storage is a prevailing technology able to improve current energy utilization. Many thermal storage materials have been developed to realize thermal storage of different grades, e.g., phase-change materials and thermochemical reaction materials.

The present Special Issue aims to demonstrate the state of the art in thermal energy transport, storage, and conversion. Original research papers, brief research reports, and review papers that address the following topics are welcome:

• Micro/nano-structure surfaces for boiling/condensation/deicing/combustion/lubrication;
• Advanced thermoelectric materials;
• Energy storage materials;
• Flammable materials.

Dr. Jin Wang
Dr. Zhen Cao
Guest Editors

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