About this Research Topic
In the context of increasing global energy demand, there is an imperative to enhance energy conversion efficiency of power systems, which includes gas turbines, engines, and other systems used in aviation, maritime, and distributed energy networks. Traditional power systems adopt fossil fuels including natural gas, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel etc. However, with the implementation of global carbon neutrality strategies, low- or zero-carbon fuels such as bio-gas, hydrogen and ammonia will likely see greater application in future advanced power systems.
In respect to differences between an energy system using fossil fuels or low-carbon fuels, enhancing the overall system performance depends on system design, component optimization, operation control. Undoubtedly, efficient heat transfer, novel thermodynamic cycle, and intelligent control technologies have become the keys to achieving the objectives of low-carbon and high-efficiency for gas turbines, engines, and power systems. This Research Topic aims to present the most recent advances related to the theory, design, modelling, numerical simulation, experiment, and optimization in heat transfer, thermodynamics and intelligent control of advanced gas turbines, engines, and power systems.
We invite you to bring us your contributions on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
• Hydrogen/ammonia/bio-gas fuel;
• Gas turbine and supercritical/subcritical CO2 combined cycle;
• Solid oxide fuel cell combined cycle;
• Novel engine waste heat recovery cycle;
• Aircraft rotary engine;
• Energy/exergy/economic analysis of energy system;
• System multi-objective optimization and design;
• Turbulence and heat transfer in turbomachinery;
• CFD modelling analysis;
• Artificial intelligence modelling and intelligent control;
• Engine / heat exchanger design and optimization.
In respect to differences between an energy system using fossil fuels or low-carbon fuels, enhancing the overall system performance depends on system design, component optimization, operation control. Undoubtedly, efficient heat transfer, novel thermodynamic cycle, and intelligent control technologies have become the keys to achieving the objectives of low-carbon and high-efficiency for gas turbines, engines, and power systems. This Research Topic aims to present the most recent advances related to the theory, design, modelling, numerical simulation, experiment, and optimization in heat transfer, thermodynamics and intelligent control of advanced gas turbines, engines, and power systems.
We invite you to bring us your contributions on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
• Hydrogen/ammonia/bio-gas fuel;
• Gas turbine and supercritical/subcritical CO2 combined cycle;
• Solid oxide fuel cell combined cycle;
• Novel engine waste heat recovery cycle;
• Aircraft rotary engine;
• Energy/exergy/economic analysis of energy system;
• System multi-objective optimization and design;
• Turbulence and heat transfer in turbomachinery;
• CFD modelling analysis;
• Artificial intelligence modelling and intelligent control;
• Engine / heat exchanger design and optimization.
Keywords: gas turbine combined cycle, aircraft engine, thermodynamics, heat transfer, low-carbon fuel, design optimization, operation control, solid oxide fuel cell
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