UK Heat Transfer Conferences

Information on the current and past editions of the conferences over the years

Introduction to the UK Heat Transfer Conferences Series

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The UK Heat Transfer Conference is the premier forum in the UK for the local and international heat transfer community to meet, disseminate ongoing work and discuss the latest advances in the Heat Transfer field. 

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COVID-19 UPDATE (11/06/21):

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To our deep regret, with the rapid outbreak of the new delta variant of Covid-19 and with travel restrictions applied both within the UK and especially from abroad, we have concluded that it will not be feasible to hold UKHTC-2021 in September, 2021. We have, however, secured alternative dates at the same venue in Spring 2022 by which time we trust that the virus will have been fully contained. The new dates for the conference will be April 3-5, 2022.

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We will be updating the website with further details, including revised submission deadlines, in the weeks ahead.

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The 17th Edition: April 3-5, 2022 at the University of Manchester

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The 17th UK Heat Transfer Conference will be held on April 3-5 2022 at the University of Manchester, where Osborne Reynolds and Thomas Stanton undertook their pioneering researches! 

 

The Organising Committee, Chaired by Professor Brian Launder, invites papers on all aspects of heat transfer including forced, natural and mixed convection, turbulence, two-phase flows, condensation, high- and low-Prandtl number effects, porous media and radiation. There will, in addition, be special theme-oriented sessions on heat transfer in four key areas: Solar energy; Gas-Turbine Hot-Section Components; Nuclear Energy; and AI Applications to Heat Transfer.

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Both oral and prize-competition poster presentations of papers will be featured as well as keynote lectures from the following distinguished international experts:

  • Kemal Hanjalic - TU Delft, The Netherlands

  • Shuisheng He – Sheffield University

  • Sean Hennigan – BP

  • Andrea Luke – Kassel University, Germany

  • Volker Pickert – Newcastle University

  • Khellil Sefiane – University of Edinburgh

  • Victoria Timchenko - UNSW, Australia. 

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For the latest information on abstract submission please see the conference website: www.ukhtc2021.org.

 

Any queries regarding technical content or organizational matters may be addressed to ukhtc2021@manchester.ac.uk. 

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The past editions

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2017

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2019

University of Nottingham:  8-10 September

Organising Committee:

  • Professor Yuying Yan (Chair)

Keynote speakers:

  • Professor Omar Matar 

  • Dr Cedric Rouaud 

  • Professor Peixue Jiang 

  • Professor Josua Meyer

  • Dr Jonathan McDonough 

  • Dr Ryan McGlen 

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2017

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2017

Brunel University London: 04-05 September

Organising Committee:

  • Prof. Tassos Karayiannis (Chair)

  • Dr. Carola König (Co- Chair)

  • Dr. Francesco Coletti (Co-chair)

  • Mr. John Park

Keynote speakers:

  • Prof. Geoff Rodgers 

  • Professor Dr-Ing Peter Stephan

  • Professor Harvey Thompson

  • Mr. Martin Gough

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2015

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2015

University of Edinburgh: 07-08 September

Organising Committee:

  • Prof. Khellil Sefiane (Co-Chair)

  • Dr. David McNeil (Co-Chair)

  • Dr. Donal Glass

  • Dr. John Christy

  • Dr. Prashant Valluri

  • Dr. Tadhg S. O'Donovan

  • Dr. Yeaw Lee

Keynote speakers:

  • Professor Tassos Karayiannis

  • Professor Ping Cheng

  • Professor  Joe Quarini

  • Dr Prashant Vallouri

  • Dr Francesco Coletti

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2013

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2013

Imperial College London: 02-03 September

Organising Committee:

  • Dr Andy Heyes (Co-chair)

  • Dr Christos Markides (Co-chair)

Keynote speakers:

  • Prof. Geoffrey Hewitt

  • Dr. Rob Morgan

  • Mr. David Wagstaff

  • Prof. Renato Cotta

  • Prof. Paul L. Younger

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2011

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2011

University of Leeds: 30 August - 01 September

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2009

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2009

Queen Mary University of London

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2007

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2007

University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt

Organising Committee:

  • Dr. Khellil Sefiane (Chair)

  • Dr. Peter Kew

  • Dr. Viswas V. Wadekar

Keynote speakers:

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2005

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2005

University of Manchester

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2003

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2003

University of Oxford

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2001

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2001

University of Nottingham: 11-12 September 

Organising Committee:

  • Prof. David Butterworth (Chair)

  • Dr. Colin Adderley

  • Dr. Fernando J Aguirre

  • Prof. Barry Azzopardi

  • Prof. Keith Cornell

  • Dr. Alan Deakin

  • Prof. Petter Heggs

  • Prof. Geoffrey F. Hewitt

  • Dr. Fiona Porter

  • Tom Ralston

  • Prof. David Reay

 Keynote speakers:

  • Brian Launder

  • Bill Bradshaw

  • Catherine Gregson

  • Barry Azzopardi

  • Geoff Hammond

  • Hugh Goyder

  • Joe Quarini

  • Ian Gibbard

  • George Bowes

  • Vishwas Wadekar 

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1999

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1999

Heriot-Watt University: 15-16 September

Organising Committee:

  • Prof. Keith Cornwell (Chair)

  • Bob Berryman

  • Dr. Bryce Burnside

  • David Butterworth

  • Dr. Alastair Gilchrist

  • Prof. Geoffrey F. Hewitt

  • Dr. Peter Kew

  • Prof. Brian Launder

  • Jim McNaught

  • Prof. David Reay

  • Prof. John Rose

  • Archie Smith

  • Prof. David Wilkie

Keynote speakers:​​

  • ​​Prof. Peter Heggs

  • Prof. Joe Quarini

  • Dr. D Kenning

  • Dr. Hector Iacovides

  • Prof. Tor Ytrehus

  • Prof. Arthur Bergles

  • Prof. John Ward

  • Prof. Geoffrey F. Hewitt

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1997

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1997

Imperial College London

Organising Committee:

  • Prof. Geoffrey F. Hewitt (Chair)

  • Bob Berryman

  • Prof. M Collins

  • Dr. P Hills

  • M. Moore

  • Prof. H M Muller-Steinhagen

  • Prof. John Rose

  • Dr. P Whalley

  • Prof. James Whitelaw

Keynote speakers:

  • Prof. H Muller-Steinhagen

  • Prof. Martin Fiebig

  • Prof. C Arcoumanis

  • Dr. V.V Wadekar

  • Prof. John Rose

  • Prof. A.D Gosman

  • Dr. Mark Biggs

  • Prof. Maria da Graca Carvalho

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1995

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1995

University of Manchester

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1992

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1992

University of Birmingham

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1998

Univeristy of Glasgow

1998

University of Glasgow

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1995

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1984

University of Leeds

Organising Committee:

  • Prof. H C Simpson (Chair)

  • Dr. G. F. Hewitt (Vice-Chairman)

  • Dr. D. Boland

  • Dr. T. R. Bott

  • Dr. B. N. Furber

  • Prof. WBHall

  • Dr P. J. Heggs,

  • Prof. P. N. Rowe

  • Mr E. A. D. Saunders

  • Prof. D. B. Spalding

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