The spray cooling is investigated for very high massflux coolants at different temperatures. First, the intended spray is characterized for its role in the cooling enhancement, which reveals that droplet detachment frequency, droplet residence time, liquid film, and vapor film wavelength influence heat-transfer performance for high-temperature very-high mass-flux spray. After that, the furnace heated 6-mm thick steel plate at 1030°C is quenched using spray possessing average impingement density (231 kg/m 2 s) and coolant temperatures (30°C, 40°C, and 50°C). The heat transfer performance is analyzed using inverse heat conduction analysis, wherein temperature-dependent steel thermophysical properties are considered. The heat transfer performance assessment through parameters such as cooling rate, surface heat flux, and heat transfer coefficient curves shows improvement in cooling performance. For 50°C coolant temperature, we observed the maximum improvement in cooling rate, 141°C/s, and critical heat flux, 3.64 MW/m 2 . The efficiency analysis reveals that coolant at the highest temperature is the most efficient. Also, an approximate cost assessment suggests enhanced coolant temperature as an