During electrocatalytic water splitting, the management of bubbles possesses great
importance to reduce the overpotential and improve the stability of the electrode. Bubble …

In recent years, studies on patterned surfaces with different local wettabilities have emerged
and developed. A number of peculiar structures are the most promising topographic ones in …

The rapid advancement of engineering systems has spurred the search for innovative
thermal management solutions. Boiling, as a phase‐change heat transfer method, has …

To date the usage of biphilic surfaces is one of the most promising ways to simultaneously
enhance heat transfer and increase critical heat fluxes during boiling. However, the vast …

The interaction between cavitation bubbles and plastrons on superhydrophobic surfaces
was investigated using a low-voltage discharge device and high-speed photography …

The emergence of high performing micro-sized devices in the recent decades have led to
significant increment in heat generation rate, which is challenging to be dissipated by single …

In pool boiling on a horizontal surface, the flow of vapor is mainly the departure of vapor
bubbles from the boiling surface. If the surface is composed of specially laid-out areas with …

This work investigates the enhancement of pool boiling heat transfer upon grooved surfaces
through wettability modification, which is achieved by domain-selectively coating of highly …

Effective de-icing technologies are important to the ships and offshore structures in cold
regions and air bubble de-icing method is expected to have great potential for application …

Droplet dynamics on surfaces under shear flow, which affects the efficiency of water
condensate removal in condensation, are significant for investigation. The influencing …