Recent progress in films with nanoengineered surfaces via bubble-induced self-assembly for energy applications

B Chu, B Fu, R Wang, W Cheng, P Tao… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Films with nanoengineered surfaces have been extensively utilized in a variety of energy-
related applications such as water desalination, thermal management and solar steam …

Advances in micro and nanoengineered surfaces for enhancing boiling and condensation heat transfer: a review

NV Upot, KF Rabbi, S Khodakarami, JY Ho… - Nanoscale …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid–vapor phase change phenomena such as boiling and condensation are processes
widely implemented in industrial systems such as power plants, refrigeration and air …

Superbiphilic Laser‐Microengineered Surfaces with A Self‐Assembled Monolayer Coating for Exceptional Boiling Performance

A Hadžić, M Može, M Zupančič… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid advancement of engineering systems has spurred the search for innovative
thermal management solutions. Boiling, as a phase‐change heat transfer method, has …

Liquid‐Superspreading‐Boosted High‐Performance Jet‐Flow Boiling for Enhancement of Phase‐Change Cooling

Z Xu, P Zhang, C Yu, W Miao, Q Chang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Enhanced boiling heat transfer via surface engineering is a topic of general interest for its
great demand in industrial fields. However, as a dynamic interfacial phenomenon, a deep …

Mechanisms of metal wettability transition and fabrication of durable superwetting/superhydrophilic metal surfaces

J Long, M Xi, P Yang, Z Huang - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Maintaining superhydrophilicity on metal surfaces is challenging due to the inevitable
surface adsorption of airborne organics after exposure to ambient air. In this study, we aim to …

A lipid-inspired highly adhesive interface for durable superhydrophobicity in wet environments and stable jumping droplet condensation

J Ma, Z Zheng, MJ Hoque, L Li, KF Rabbi, JY Ho… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Creating thin (< 100 nm) hydrophobic coatings that are durable in wet conditions remains
challenging. Although the dropwise condensation of steam on thin hydrophobic coatings …

Facile fabrication of transparent slippery coatings with dual self-healing ability

K Chen, B Zhao, S Dai, G Wang, J Cui, D Zhao… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Slippery surfaces are highly effective in repelling low-surface tension fluids due to their
oleophobicity, anti-adhesive, and drag-reduction properties. However, it should be noted …

Effects of surface nanotexturing on the wickability of microtextured metal surfaces

Y Li, J Lin, M Xi, J Wu, J Long - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothesis: Achieving spontaneous, rapid, and long-distance liquid transport is crucial for
many practical applications such as phase change heat transfer and reactions at solid …

Grooved-porous composite wick structures for highly efficient capillary-fed boiling heat transfer

J Wu, J Lin, Y Yan, Z You, Z Su, J Long - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Capillary-fed evaporation/boiling is a crucial process that occurs inside a two-phase heat
transfer device. Efficient capillary-fed evaporation/boiling relies on both effective capillary …

[HTML][HTML] VISION-iT: A framework for digitizing bubbles and droplets

Y Suh, S Chang, P Simadiris, TB Inouye, MJ Hoque… - Energy and AI, 2024 - Elsevier
Quantifying the nucleation processes involved in liquid-vapor phase-change phenomena,
while dauntingly challenging, is central in designing energy conversion and thermal …