Understanding and utilizing droplet impact on superhydrophobic surfaces: phenomena, mechanisms, regulations, applications, and beyond

Z Hu, F Chu, H Shan, X Wu, Z Dong… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Droplet impact is a ubiquitous liquid behavior that closely tied to human life and production,
making indispensable impacts on the big world. Nature‐inspired superhydrophobic surfaces …

Droplet impacting dynamics: Recent progress and future aspects

X Wang, B Xu, S Guo, Y Zhao, Z Chen - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Droplet impact behaviours are widely applied in a variety of domains including self-cleaning,
painting and coating, corrosion of turbine blades and aircraft, separation and oil repellency …

A non-fluorinated, in-situ self-healing electrothermal/superhydrophobic coating on Mg alloy for anti-icing and anti-corrosion

D Wei, J Wang, S Li, D Wang, Y Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The superhydrophobic surface has become a smart strategy for boosting the application of
Mg alloy due to its anti-icing and anti-corrosion abilities. However, its application has been …

Impacting-freezing dynamics of a supercooled water droplet on a cold surface: Rebound and adhesion

X Zhang, X Liu, X Wu, J Min - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2020 - Elsevier
The impacting-freezing dynamics of a supercooled water droplet on a cold surface is studied
experimentally and numerically. A numerical model that considers both the effects of the …

A comparative investigation on the effect of different nanofluids on the thermal performance of two-phase closed thermosyphon

Q Xu, L Liu, J Feng, L Qiao, C Yu, W Shi, C Ding… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The heat transfer performance of single and hybrid nanofluids in a two-phase closed
thermosyphon (TPCT) was experimentally studied and compared with deionized water …

Droplet impact and freezing dynamics on ultra-cold surfaces: A scaling analysis of central-concave pattern

X Zhang, K Li, Z Zhu, WZ Fang, FQ Zhu… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the freezing of impact water droplets on cold surfaces is of both fundamental
and practical significance. Using the VOF (Volume of Fluid) method with the dynamic contact …

Investigations of interfacial heat transfer and phase change on bioinspired superhydrophobic surface for anti-icing/de-icing

K Yang, Q Liu, Z Lin, Y Liang, C Liu - International Communications in Heat …, 2022 - Elsevier
The bioinspired superhydrophobic surface (SHS) demonstrates the capability in terms of anti-
icing/de-icing, however, the mechanisms of micro−/nanostructure on interfacial heat transfer …

A comprehensive review of modeling water solidification for droplet freezing applications

S Akhtar, M Xu, M Mohit, AP Sasmito - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Various mathematical approaches undertaken to model all stages of droplet freezing are
reviewed. The literature is rife with theoretical, experimental, and numerical treatments of the …

How micropatterns affect the anti-icing performance of superhydrophobic surfaces

H Zhang, X Zhang, F He, C Lv, P Hao - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) have shown significant potential in the anti-icing field
over the past decade. In this work, we conduct impact experiments of supercooled drops on …

Freezing delay of water droplets on metallic hydrophobic surfaces in a cold environment

K Shi, X Duan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the subfreezing environment, unwanted ice formation and accretion on industrial metallic
structures contribute to significant operational risks and failure. A (super) hydrophobic …