Condensation occurs in most of the heat transfer processes, ranging from cooling of
electronics to heat rejection in power plants. Therefore, any improvement in condensation …

Long-term sustainability of dropwise condensation (DWC) on treated surfaces is a key point
for the exploitation of this heat transfer mechanism in industrial applications. A viable …

Recent advancements in surface nano-engineering have spurred intense interests in their
implementation for enhancing condensation heat transfer. When appropriately designed …

The increasing thermal demand of electronics devices has pushed the limits of current two-
phase thermal technologies such as heat pipes and vapor chambers. The most obvious …

Condensation is a common heat transfer process widely used in power plants, seawater
desalination, and refrigeration industry. Highly efficient condensation is of great importance …

Condensation of water on metallic surfaces is critical for multiple energy conversion
processes. Enhancement in condensation heat transfer efficiency often requires surface …

The interest in surface treatments promoting dropwise condensation has grown
exponentially in the past decades. Savings in the operating and maintenance costs of steam …

Condensation is of paramount importance in numerous technological applications where
phase change processes take place. The physical nature of condensation from vapor to …

Two different types of hydrophobic coatings have been analyzed experimentally for their
ability to promote dropwise condensation (DWC). For any technique used for promoting …

Dropwise condensation (DWC) on non-wetting surfaces has remarkable potential to
enhance heat transfer performance compared to filmwise condensation on wetting …