A review of dropwise condensation: Theory, modeling, experiments, and applications

B El Fil, G Kini, S Garimella - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dropwise condensation (DWC) is a heterogeneous phase-change process where vapor
changes to liquid in the form of discrete drops on an unwetted surface. The heat transfer …

Liquid-vapor phase-change heat transfer on functionalized nanowired surfaces and beyond

R Wen, X Ma, YC Lee, R Yang - Joule, 2018 - cell.com
Liquid-vapor phase-change processes have been widely exploited in industrial applications
including power generation, water processing and harvesting, cooling/refrigeration and …

Tuning superhydrophobic nanostructures to enhance jum**-droplet condensation

MD Mulroe, BR Srijanto, SF Ahmadi, CP Collier… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
It was recently discovered that condensation growing on a nanostructured
superhydrophobic surface can spontaneously jump off the surface, triggered by naturally …

Dropwise condensation on micro-and nanostructured surfaces

R Enright, N Miljkovic, JL Alvarado, K Kim… - Nanoscale and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In this review we cover recent developments in the area of surface-enhanced dropwise
condensation against the background of earlier work. The development of fabrication …

Condensation frosting and passive anti-frosting

S Yang, C Wu, G Zhao, J Sun, X Yao, X Ma… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2021 - cell.com
As exemplified by the extreme cold weather hitting central China and causing great
economic losses in 2018, as well as the 2021 Texas power crisis involving more than 4.5 …

Numerical simulations of self-propelled jum** upon drop coalescence on non-wetting surfaces

F Liu, G Ghigliotti, JJ Feng, CH Chen - Journal of Fluid mechanics, 2014 - cambridge.org
Coalescing drops spontaneously jump out of plane on a variety of biological and synthetic
superhydrophobic surfaces, with potential applications ranging from self-cleaning materials …

Experimental investigation on steam condensation heat transfer enhancement with vertically patterned hydrophobic–hydrophilic hybrid surfaces

B Peng, X Ma, Z Lan, W Xu, R Wen - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2015 - Elsevier
The maximum droplet radius and droplet size distribution are significant for dropwise
condensation heat transfer. Adjusting the maximum droplet radius and droplet size …

Electric-field-enhanced condensation on superhydrophobic nanostructured surfaces

N Miljkovic, DJ Preston, R Enright, EN Wang - ACS nano, 2013 - ACS Publications
When condensed droplets coalesce on a superhydrophobic nanostructured surface, the
resulting droplet can jump due to the conversion of excess surface energy into kinetic …