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Q1Applied Thermal Engineering
About Applied Thermal Engineering
Applied Thermal Engineering is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier Ltd. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 1.556 and an H-index of 238.
Its listed coverage is 1996-2026 and its research categories include Energy Engineering and Power Technology (Q1); Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (Q1); Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Q1); Mechanical Engineering (Q1). The 2025 dataset reports 3870 documents and 49231 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Heat Transfer and Optimization, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies, Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies, Adsorption and Cooling Systems, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems.
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Hybrid nanofluid-based thermal management of lithium-ion battery modules under high discharge rates
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2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133070Study on the velocity-refined heat partition coefficient (VRHPC) under transient moving heat source conditions in high-speed braking
Yili Zhou, Ping Xu, Jie Xing, Shuguang Yao et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133065Optimization of process parameters for pulsed superheated steam injection based on heat transfer characteristics during in situ lignite mining
Tianhong Chang, Jupeng Tang, Aiwen Wang, Lianpeng Dai et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133128Numerical analysis of the effects of flow rate and geometric parameters on thermal stratification in a thermal storage tank
Seongmin Choi, Nayoung You, Jeongho Park, Honghyun Cho et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133068An energy-efficient design method for manifold microchannel heat sinks based on extensive numerical data and general empirical correlations
De Chen, Lingji Hua, Xue Zhou, Zhenhua Jiang et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133041Sequential roll-gap expansion enables highly aligned h-BN networks for enhanced thermal management in polymer composites
Mi-Ri An, Dong-Kwan Lee, Kun-Woo Nam, Won-Jin Kim et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133104Multi-scale analysis of turbulent biogas combustion: From reference methane flames to biogas substitution and gas turbine performance
Hermann Noume, Arsene Noume, Valentin Bomba, Charles Chelem Mayigué et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133002Experimental assessment of condenser-side refrigerant-coupled PV/T-ASHP cooling: front-glass thermal response and associated refrigeration-cycle penalty
Xilian Han, Yong Tian, Jianrong Liang, Zhanxiang Qiao et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133030A review on swirl combustion technology for coal-fire utility boiler in deep peak-shaving
Chunchao Huang, Yue Lu, Jingjie Wang, Zhengqi Li et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133095Sustained convective heat transfer enhancement of near-critical carbon dioxide in small channels using repeating cross-sectional variations
Lindsey V. Randle, Brian M. Fronk
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.132972Performance investigation of a thermoelectric generator waste heat recovery system in on-chip two-phase cooling system of data centers
Yuncheng Lan, Yichen Wang, Yingbo Gao, Fuyue Luo et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133122Flow and thermal response of commercial-scale liquid cooling servers at negative pressure environment: A simplified model framework
Xiang Shao, Ning Wang, Yuzhen Bie, Hongtao Xu et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133084A fully coupled fluid-structure interaction model for γ-type free-piston Stirling engines: self-start, forced-start, and experimental validation
Ridha Alliche, Sid Ahmed Alliche, Mohamed Announ, Shubham Subrot Panigrahi et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133147Methodological framework for polymer solar collector development based on analytical, numerical, and experimental approach
Petar Filipović, Damir Dović, Ivan Horvat
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133057Thermo-hydraulic optimization and exergy analysis of urban light hydrocarbon gas pipeline systems: A novel flow distribution-driven method
Liwei Chen, Suying Bai, Penghao Liu, Quan Zhu et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133025Wettability-dependent freezing dynamics and heat transfer of droplets impacting on cold substrate under electric field
Keyang Lv, Zhentao Wang, Yu Tang, Qingming Dong et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.132701Research Progress in programmable Metasurfaces for electromagnetic manipulation, space-time coding, and intelligent communications
Chenyang Bao, Manna Gu, Dongping Zhang, Bo Fang et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.132990Thermal design of hypersonic vehicles: a review on past highlights and current challenges
Shibin Luo, Jiacheng Yuan, Xiaofan Zhang, Jun Liu et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133094Climate-responsive performance of a hybrid PCM-integrated concrete-plaster envelope system for building energy and thermal comfort
Bon Seo, Su-Gwang Jeong
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133059Analysis of thermoacoustic oscillation and structural vibration in an industrial gas turbine annular combustor based on convergent cross mapping
Han Wu, Yuanqi Fang, Pengfei Fu, Zhixin Zhu et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133107Reviews
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