We are pleased to announce the “Best Paper Awards 2021” based on the usage and citation metrics from the year 2019 to 2021 for the publications in 2019.

1.       Review of Molecular Simulation Method for Gas Adsorption/desorption and Diffusion in Shale Matrix

Wang Hui; Qu Zhiguo; Yin Ying; Bai Junqiang; Yu Bo, Review of Molecular Simulation Method for Gas Adsorption/desorption and Diffusion in Shale Matrix. Journal of Thermal Science, 2019, 28(1): 1-16.

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-018-1053-9

2.       Supercritical CO₂: Properties and Technological Applications - A Review

Nikolai, Polikhronidi; Rabiyat, Batyrova; Aslan, Aliev; Ilmutdin, Abdulagatov, Supercritical CO₂: Properties and Technological Applications - A Review. Journal of Thermal Science, 2019, 28(3): 394-430.

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-019-1118-4

3.       Energy Loss Analysis of Novel Self-Priming Pump Based on the Entropy Production Theory

Chang Hao; Shi Weidong; Li Wei; Liu Jianrui, Energy Loss Analysis of Novel Self-Priming Pump Based on the Entropy Production Theory. Journal of Thermal Science, 2019, 28(2): 306-318.

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-018-1057-5

4.       Design and Development of a Lens-walled Compound Parabolic Concentrator-A Review

Li Guiqiang, Design and Development of a Lens-walled Compound Parabolic Concentrator-A Review. Journal of Thermal Science, 2019, 28(1): 17-29.

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-019-1083-3

5.       Study on Laminar Natural Convection Heat Transfer from a Hemisphere with Uniform Heat Flux Surface

Zhang Jian; Liu Jie; Lu Wenqiang, Study on Laminar Natural Convection Heat Transfer from a Hemisphere with Uniform Heat Flux Surface. Journal of Thermal Science, 2019, 28(2): 232-245.

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-018-1051-y

6.       MWCNTs/SWCNTs Nanofluid Thin Film Flow over a Nonlinear Extending Disc: OHAM Solution

Gohar; Taza Gul; Waris Khan; Muhammad Shuaib; Muhammad Altaf Khan; Ebenezer Bonyah, MWCNTs/SWCNTs Nanofluid Thin Film Flow over a Nonlinear Extending Disc: OHAM Solution. Journal of Thermal Science, 2019, 28(1): 115-122.

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-018-1075-3

7.       Review of the Working Fluid Thermal Stability for Organic Rankine Cycles

Dai, Xiaoye; Shi, Lin; Qian, Weizhong, Review of the Working Fluid Thermal Stability for Organic Rankine Cycles. Journal of Thermal Science, 2019, 28(4): 597-607.

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-019-1119-3

8.       Selection and Evaluation of Dry and Isentropic Organic Working Fluids Used in Organic Rankine Cycle Based on the Turning Point on Their Saturated Vapor Curves

Zhang, Xinxin; Zhang, Congtian; He, Maogang; Wang, Jingfu, Selection and Evaluation of Dry and Isentropic Organic Working Fluids Used in Organic Rankine Cycle Based on the Turning Point on Their Saturated Vapor Curves. Journal of Thermal Science, 2019, 28(4): 643-658.

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-019-1149-x

9.       Influence of the Addition of Cotton Stalk during Co-pyrolysis with Sewage Sludge on the Properties, Surface Characteristics, and Ecological Risks of Biochars

Wang, Zhipu; Wang, Jian; Xie, Like; Zhu, Henan; Shu, Xinqian, Influence of the Addition of Cotton Stalk during Co-pyrolysis with Sewage Sludge on the Properties, Surface Characteristics, and Ecological Risks of Biochars. Journal of Thermal Science, 2019, 28(4): 755-762.

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-019-1100-1

10.   Design and Performance Simulation of a Novel Liquid CO₂ Cycle Refrigeration System for Heat Hazard Control in Coal Mines

Zhai Xiaowei; Xu Yu; Yu Zhijin, Design and Performance Simulation of a Novel Liquid CO₂ Cycle Refrigeration System for Heat Hazard Control in Coal Mines. Journal of Thermal Science, 2019, 28(3): 585-595.

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-019-1111-y