BACKGROUND Surfaces that control solid, liquid, or vapor accretion have numerous
applications, including self-cleaning windows and solar panels; water and fog harvesting; …

This paper provides a comprehensive review of published articles addressing passive
enhancement of pool boiling using surface modification techniques. They include …

The Leidenfrost effect, namely the levitation of drops on hot solids, is known to deteriorate
heat transfer at high temperature. The Leidenfrost point can be elevated by texturing …

Abstract Two-phase (liquid, vapor) flow in confined spaces is fundamentally interesting and
practically important in many practical applications such as thermal management, offering …

Electronic systems and devices operating at significant power levels demand sophisticated
solutions for heat dissipation. Although materials with high thermal conductivity hold promise …

Pool boiling with high energy conversion efficiency is critical to steam generation,
electronics cooling, water purification, and other energy applications. Great efforts have …

Liquid–vapour phase change is a useful and efficient process to transfer energy in nature,
as well as in numerous domestic and industrial applications. Relatively recent advances in …

With the development of science and technology, the operating power of equipment is
getting higher and higher, and the demand for heat dissipation is also increasing. Therefore …

Boiling is an effective energy‐transfer process with substantial utility in energy applications.
Boiling performance is described mainly by the heat‐transfer coefficient (HTC) and critical …

Micro-pin fin heat sinks are receiving attention for their use in the thermal management of
high-heat-flux electronics systems since they can help to enhance heat transfer …