Frosting characteristics on hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces: A review
Fabrication methods of the hydrophobic property on metal surfaces and frosting
characteristics on hydrophobic surfaces were investigated. A hydrophobic surface with a …
characteristics on hydrophobic surfaces were investigated. A hydrophobic surface with a …
Research of anti-frosting technology in refrigeration and air conditioning fields: A review
F Wang, C Liang, X Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Frost formation is inevitable in refrigeration and air conditioning fields. Frosting heavily
impacts on the operating efficiency of equipments, and leads to considerable energy …
impacts on the operating efficiency of equipments, and leads to considerable energy …
Impacting-freezing dynamics of a supercooled water droplet on a cold surface: Rebound and adhesion
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 …
experimentally and numerically. A numerical model that considers both the effects of the …
Fabrication of superhydrophobic and ice-repellent surfaces on pure aluminium using single and multiscaled periodic textures
Fabricating aluminium surfaces with superhydrophobic and ice-repellent properties present
nowadays a challenging task. In this work, multifunctional structures are manufactured by …
nowadays a challenging task. In this work, multifunctional structures are manufactured by …
Simulation and experiment on supercooled sessile water droplet freezing with special attention to supercooling and volume expansion effects
The freezing process of supercooled water droplets on cold plates is studied experimentally
and numerically. A numerical model that considers both the supercooling effect on the …
and numerically. A numerical model that considers both the supercooling effect on the …
Modeling study on sessile water droplet during freezing with the consideration of gravity, supercooling, and volume expansion effects
Droplet freezing phenomenon widely exists in many fields, including aerospace, power
production, and cryopreservation, etc. Considering the effects of supercooling, gravity and …
production, and cryopreservation, etc. Considering the effects of supercooling, gravity and …
Low-voltage and-surface energy SWCNT/poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) nanocomposite film: Surface wettability for passive anti-icing and surface-skin heating for …
Icing is a multiphase/multiscale/multiparameter physical process, and is of frequent
occurrence when suitable conditions with temperature, pressure and humidity are met. In the …
occurrence when suitable conditions with temperature, pressure and humidity are met. In the …
Using thin film freezing to minimize excipients in inhalable tacrolimus dry powder formulations
We investigated the feasibility of preparing high-potency tacrolimus dry powder for
inhalation using thin film freezing (TFF). We found that using ultra-rapid freezing can …
inhalation using thin film freezing (TFF). We found that using ultra-rapid freezing can …
How different freezing morphologies of impacting droplets form
Hypothesis Freezing morphologies of impacting water droplets depend on the interaction
between droplet spreading and solidification. The existing studies showed that the shape of …
between droplet spreading and solidification. The existing studies showed that the shape of …
Freezing characteristics of deposited water droplets on hydrophilic and hydrophobic cold surfaces
Freezing phenomena of water droplets on metal surfaces widely exist in nature and industry.
While the freezing of a sessile water droplet has been extensively studied, here we report an …
While the freezing of a sessile water droplet has been extensively studied, here we report an …