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 …

[HTML][HTML] Natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces: A review of the fundamentals, structures, and applications

F Sotoudeh, SM Mousavi, N Karimi, BJ Lee… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Self-cleaning surfaces are nature-inspired and based on the surface processes occurring on
butterfly wings and lotus leaves. Owing to their unique characteristics, they are usable in a …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of surface wettability on the fog and dew moisture harvesting performance on tubular surfaces

D Seo, J Lee, C Lee, Y Nam - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The efficient water harvesting from air-laden moisture has been a subject of great interest to
address world-wide water shortage issues. Recently, it has been shown that tailoring …

Photoresponsive Electrospun Fiber Meshes with Switchable Wettability for Effective Fog Water Harvesting in Variable Humidity Conditions

G Parisi, PK Szewczyk, S Narayan… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The global water supply worsens yearly with climate change; therefore, the need for
sustainable water resources is growing. One of them is fog water collectors with variable …

[HTML][HTML] Heat exchangers for cooling supercritical carbon dioxide and heat transfer enhancement: A review and assessment

W Li, Z Yu - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Supercritical and trans-critical carbon dioxide cycles are widely used for refrigerators, heat
pumps and power plants, of which the heat exchangers are key components. This article …

Fog harvesting against water shortage

S Korkmaz, İA Kariper - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020 - Springer
Fog harvesting is a sustainable, simple and cost-effective technique to collect water from the
air. Clean, safe and drinkable water resources are created by installing this fog harvesting …

Dropwise condensation on superhydrophobic nanostructure surface, Part I: Long-term operation and nanostructure failure

J Xie, J Xu, X Li, H Liu - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019 - Elsevier
Dropwise condensation heat transfer (DWC) on superhydrophobic nanograsses surface
(NGS) was investigated for long-term operation. For DWC of pure water-vapor on fresh NGS …

A visualized study of enhanced steam condensation heat transfer on a honeycomb-like microporous superhydrophobic surface in the presence of a non-condensable …

TY Zhang, LW Mou, JY Zhang, LW Fan, JQ Li - International Journal of Heat …, 2020 - Elsevier
Steam condensation is a ubiquitous phenomenon of phase change that can be encountered
in various industrial applications. In practice, the presence of non-condensable gases (NCG) …

Enhancing filmwise and dropwise condensation using a hybrid wettability contrast mechanism: Circular patterns

K Egab, M Alwazzan, B Peng, SK Oudah, Z Guo… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Condensation surfaces using a wettability contrast mechanism is one of the effective
methods to enhance heat transfer rate. The pattern design plays a critical role in realizing …

The effect of surface wettability on water vapor condensation in nanoscale

D Niu, GH Tang - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The effect of surface wettability on condensation heat transfer in a nanochannel is studied
with the molecular dynamics simulations. Different from the conventional size, the results …