The main objective of the Conference is to provide a greater understanding of the fundamentals, principles and technologies associated with the design and operation of heat pipes, heat pumps, refrigerators and power sources.

The Conference is also a mean of disseminating information concerned with resent research and development activities in the above mentioned field and related areas such as an air conditioning, cryogenics, electronic cooling, etc.

It provides a forum for persons involved in research, development, design and operation of heat pipes, heat pumps, refrigerators, cooling and heating systems, power sources and also can be interesting for scientists and engineers who works in such areas as heat and mass transfer science, energy management and pollution control. Traditionally special section is devoted to the problems of a thermal control of space vehicles equipment.