Innovative Cooling Systems: Design, Optimization, and Applications

Submission Deadline: 30 June 2025 View: 66 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editors

Dr. José Luis Rodríguez Muñoz

Email: jose_rodriguez@uaeh.edu.mx

Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico

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Research Interests: vapor compression refrigeration systems, absorption refrigeration systems, diffusion absorption refrigeration systems, alternative refrigeration systems, alternative energy systems, performance evaluation and modeling of new working pairs

Dr. José de Jesús Ramírez Minguela

Email: jdj.ramirezminguela@ugto.mx

Affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Guanajuato, Mexico

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Research Interests: numerical model, computational fluid dynamics, fuel cells, solar thermal collectors, fluid flow, thermal performance, entropy generation, refrigeration systems, alternative refrigeration systems, alternative energy systems

Dr. Jean-Fulbert Ituna-Yudonago

Email: jituna@upmh.edu.mx

Affiliation: Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Metropolitan Polytechnic University of Hidalgo, Mexico

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Research Interests: computational fluid dynamics applied to the study of energy systems, refrigeration systems and heat pumps, automotive and aerospace systems, thermoelectric systems, solar thermal collectors, wind turbines, solar dryers

Summary

The special issue explores cutting-edge of advancements in vapor compression and absorption refrigeration systems, the use of low GWP refrigerants applied to vapor compression refrigeration systems as well as new alternatives of working pairs for absorption refrigeration systems. Furthermore, numerical analysis of energy performance by means of computational fluid dynamics of cooling systems is also explored.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Innovation in vapor compression and absorption cooling systems.

• Novel ejector-compression and absorption cooling systems.

• Performance evaluation and simulation of vapor compression and absorption cooling systems.

• Alternatives of vapor compression and absorption cooling systems.

• Low GWP refrigerants applied to vapor compression cooling systems.

• Performance evaluation and simulation of new working pairs applied to absorption cooling systems.

• Hybrid compression and absorption cooling systems.

• Solar cooling systems.

• Computational fluid dynamics applied in the analysis, design and simulation of cooling systems.

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