• Physical phenomena in heat pipes, thermosyphons, heat pumps and refrigerators, solid and liquid sorption heat machines. Fundamental and experimental research

• Two-phase flows, interface phenomena, processes of sorption, boiling, evaporation and condensation in mentioned heat transfer devices

• Heat and mass transfer in capillary systems and porous media

• Modelling of start-up, steady-state and transient performances in heat pipes and solid sorption devices

• Heat pipes for space application (Special session)

• Mini- and microscale heat transfer at phase changes. Fundamentals, experiments, applications

• Heat transfer in nano porous structures; nano fluids; nano technologies

• Heat transfer in fuel cells

• Scientific, space, industrial and domestic applications of heat pipes, heat pumps, refrigerators and power sources

• Materials problem in heat pipes, heat pumps, refrigerators and power sources

• State-of-the-art surveys of heat pipe and sorption machines