**Meet the editor**

Dr. Volkov is a senior lecturer in Thermofluids at the Kingston University (London, UK). He holds a PhD in fluid mechanics. After completion of his PhD, Dr. Volkov worked at the Baltic State Technical University (Russia), University of Central Lancashire (UK) and University of Surrey (UK). His areas of expertise cover multidisciplinary areas from design and optimization of

energy systems to fundamental problems focused on modelling and simulation. He is the Chartered Engineer and a member of Institute of Physics, Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Combustion Institute. He is the author of more than 120 scientific papers and a member of editorial board and scientific committee of a number of journals and conferences.
