This review reports the recent progress and future prospects of wettability gradient surfaces
(WGSs), particularly focusing on the governing principles, fabrication methods, classification …

The severe environmental conditions in winter seasons and/or cold climate regions cause
many inconveniences in our routine daily-life, related to blocked road infrastructure …

Considering frosting process in applications usually starts along with cooling stage of the
corresponding frosting components, a systematic study on the impacts of the initial cooling …

The characteristics of frost propagation and distribution on cold plate surfaces under forced
convection conditions were studied experimentally. The influence of forced convection on …

The heat pump air conditioning system is a promising solution for energy conservation and
ensuring a good driving range can be maintained. Micro-channel heat exchangers are used …

Spraying method to prepare superhydrophobic surface is more efficient than the wet
chemical etching used before, and is more suitable for outdoor coil of air source heat pump …

Frost growth on an evaporator of a 5 kW air-to-water heat pump assembly was analysed
using several experimental approaches. For comparative testing, the evaporators fin and …

The combined active and passive anti-icing is widely concerned due to its high-efficiency in
anti-icing applications. However, the microscopic mechanism of a complete active and …

Condensation frost is one of the most common types of icing encountered in nature and
industrial applications, while its accretion induces multiple non-negligible negative impacts …

Condensation frosting is an undesired natural phenomenon that could be impeded
efficiently using appropriate wettability and morphologically patterned surfaces. The …