International Journal of Thermophysics - Special Issue announcement
Thermophysical Properties of Passive Radiative Cooling (PRC) Materials:
Measurement Techniques, Properties and Application (By Invitation Only)
Motivation
Worldwide, space cooling account for nearly 20% of the total electricity consumption and 8% of greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector. With demand for cooling expected to grow tenfold by 2050, and the increasing frequency of extreme heat waves, improving the efficiency of cooling systems plays a critical role in addressing the global climate challenge. Passive Radiative Cooling (PRC) materials that can dissipate heat as infrared radiation, have recently emerged. This new special issue of International Journal of Thermophysics is intended primarily to serve as a resource for workers interested in the thermophysical properties of this class of materials, the measurement techniques involved and the applications. The collected papers should provide assistance, when adopt for measurement of such properties in their own work, or in judging the results of the work of others.
A second purpose is to provide referees and editors of journals with the tools to make judgments about papers submitted for publication. The criteria for selection of techniques and papers to be included in this special issue are therefore exactly those that referees should use in assessing fitness for publication.
Scope
The purpose of the special issue is to provide an overview of the ongoing research in the development as well as the optical and thermal characterization of PRC materials, related experimental methods used and applications. Submissions will cover following topics (but not limited to):
- Radiative properties of PRC materials (emissivity, reflectivity, transmissivity, absorptivity)
- Measurement techniques (materials, in-situ, on-site, etc.)
- Description and modelling of thermal heat transfer and radiative exchange
- Determination of the cooling power of PRC materials
- Applications (monitoring) of PRC materials
The papers also provide an overview of the status of scientific work of leading research groups, current research and pending solutions in the field. In particular, the aim is to provide researchers with examples of good scientific measurement practice leading to reliable determination of the thermophysical quantities of passive radiative cooling materials.
Submission Guidelines
Prospective authors are invited to first contact the Guest Editors with an outline of the paper they intend to submit, in order that it can be assessed for suitability.
Manuscripts should be prepared according to the journal’s Submission Guidelines (this opens in a new tab), and submitted online via the “Submit manuscript” link on the journal homepage (this opens in a new tab).
Peer review will be managed by the team of Guest Editors, to the usual review standards of the journal. The EiC’s decision shall be final.
Guest Editors
Jochen Manara, Center for Applied Energy Research, Germany
Email: jochen.manara@cae-zerocarbon.de (this opens in a new tab)
Jürgen Hartmann, Center for Applied Energy Research, Germany
Email: juergen.hartmann@cae-zerocarbon.de (this opens in a new tab)
Hans-Peter Ebert (Lead Guest Editor), Center for Applied Energy Research, Germany
Email: hans-peter.ebert@cae-zerocarbon.de (this opens in a new tab)
Submission Deadline
Open for submissions on January 1st, 2024
Deadline of submissions are April 30th, 2024.
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