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An International Journal for Microgravity and Space Exploration Related Research

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Microgravity Science and Technology - Call for papers: "Effect of gravity on non-equilibrium processes in fluids"

Topical Collection: The effect of gravity on non-equilibrium processes in fluids
Editors: Tatyana Lyubimova, Valentina Shevtsova
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2022

The journal Microgravity Science and Technology is planning to publish a thematic collection of articles on "The effect of gravity on non-equilibrium processes in fluids", which will include original contributions from international researchers in the field. We invite all authors to submit a paper.

Non-equilibrium processes in liquids have always been of key importance for numerous applications from classical engineering to physics or even medicine by simulating simple or complex flows, including Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. In open systems, non-equilibrium processes may occur as steady-state processes (processes in which the physical state of the system remains constant), for example, heat transfer by heat conduction at a constant temperature difference. Non-equilibrium processes are always irreversible processes, and such processes lead to an increase in entropy.

The gradual introduction of new experimental methods as well as computational fluid dynamics has expanded significantly over the past few decades as their use has become more accessible to most experts around the world.  The aim of this Topical Collection is to promote the latest developments that portray novel and notable achievements in the study of non-equilibrium processes.

The main topics of this article collection include, but are not limited to: 

  • formation of dynamic and dissipative structures at interfaces; 
  • hydrodynamics of systems with fluid interfaces; 
  • hydrodynamic instability and transition to complex non-periodic and chaotic regimes; 
  • heat and mass transfer in atmosphere and ocean; 
  • acoustic and wave processes in inhomogeneous media; 
  • non-stationary processes in complex fluids and in disperse media; 
  • global climate changes and ecosystems; 
  • models of the deformational behavior and fracture of solids; 
  • advanced materials and technologies, etc.

This Topical Collection is a result of the international symposium "Non-Equilibrium Processes in Continuous Media" (this opens in a new tab), held online in September 2021. This collection is not a conference proceedings, and it is not limited to research presented at the conference. All submissions must be completed original papers that meet the regular quality of the journal.

Authors making a contribution should submit their papers using the usual submission system: 
https://www.editorialmanager.com/mgst/  https://submission.nature.com/new-submission/12217/3 (this opens in a new tab)

Instructions for authors are given on the journal homepage: https://www.springer.com/journal/12217 (this opens in a new tab)

All manuscripts should be submitted for review no later than 1 March 2022.


Tatyana Lyubimova and Valentina Shevtsova (EiC)

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