Description
Supercritical fluids are increasingly being used in energy conversion and fluid dynamics studies for energy-related systems and applications. These new applications are contributing to both the increase of energy efficiency as well as greenhouse gas reduction. Such research is critical for scientific advancement and industrial innovations that can support environmentally friendly strategies for sustainable energy systems.
The Handbook of Research on Advancements in Supercritical Fluids Applications for Sustainable Energy Systems is a comprehensive two-volume reference that covers the most recent and challenging issues and outlooks for the applications and innovations of supercritical fluids. The book first converts basic thermo-dynamic behaviors and “abnormal” properties from a thermophysical aspect, then basic heat transfer and flow properties, recent new findings of its physical aspect and indications, chemical engineering properties, micro-nano-scale phenomena, and transient behaviors in fast and critical environments. It is ideal for engineers, energy companies, environmentalists, researchers, academicians, and students studying supercritical fluids and their applications for creating sustainable energy systems.
Reviews and Testimonials
“We do expect revolutionary technologies in energy sector in future decades, thus we never give up our dreams of using CO2 to cut CO2, and using CO2 to recover energy. Our breakthrough in pseudo-critical will surely support innovations from new horizon.”
– Lin Chen, Tohoku University
Author's/Editor's Biography
Lin Chen (Ed.)
Lin Chen is a full-professor in the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and jointly at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China. He was previously a JST-CREST and JSPS Research Fellow in Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan. He obtained his B.E and PhD in Mechanics (Energy and Resources Engineering) from Peking University. His current research topics include energy resources, oceanic methane hydrate utilization, supercritical fluids, microscale compressible fluid flows, and multiscale heat/mass transfer. He has authored over 120 international journal papers and/or conference presentations, and books/chapters. He received the Outstanding Young Scholar of the MOE (China) in 2012 and 2013, the Innovation Award in 2011, 2012, and 2014, the Best Paper of the Chinese Association of Refrigeration in 2015, and the Elsevier Excellent Reviewer of the year in 2013, 2014, and 2015. He was the winner of the Young Scholar Award of the Asian Union of Thermal Science and Engineering (AUTSE) in 2018. He is also a Reviewer, an Editorial/Advisory Member, and the Guest Editor of many renowned international journals. He is currently an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science and an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Supercritical Fluids (Elsevier).