Wettability transition for laser textured surfaces: a comprehensive review

AO Ijaola, EA Bamidele, CJ Akisin, IT Bello… - Surfaces and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Laser texturing, involving the creation of patterns on material surfaces, is considered an
efficient and facile approach to fabricate hierarchical surface structures on various material …

Recent progresses and applications in laser-based surface texturing systems

V Kumar, R Verma, S Kango, VS Sharma - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Laser surface texturing is a relatively well-known technique for enhancing the surface
topography of engineering materials. Lately, several surface texturing approaches like …

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 …

Laser-engineered microcavity surfaces with a nanoscale superhydrophobic coating for extreme boiling performance

M Može, M Senegačnik… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Functionalized interfaces enhancing phase-change processes have immense applicability
in thermal management. Here, a methodology for fabrication of surfaces enabling extreme …

Fundamentals and Applications of Surface Wetting

T Josyula, L Kumar Malla, TM Thomas, SS Kalichetty… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
In an era defined by an insatiable thirst for sustainable energy solutions, responsible water
management, and cutting-edge lab-on-a-chip diagnostics, surface wettability plays a pivotal …

[HTML][HTML] Pattern geometry optimization on superbiphilic aluminum surfaces for enhanced pool boiling heat transfer

M Može, M Zupančič, I Golobič - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the optimal surface pattern of low and high wettability regions for enhanced
boiling heat transfer is investigated using aluminum superbiphilic surfaces. Samples are …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the scatter in reported pool boiling CHF measurements including analysis of heat flux and measurement uncertainty evaluation methodology

M Može, M Zupančič, I Golobič - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of experimental setup design factors on pool boiling CHF,
compares spatial temperature gradient calculation methods and analyzes the uncertainty of …

Switchable wettability control of titanium via facile nanosecond laser-based surface texturing

Q Wang, H Wang, Z Zhu, N Xiang, Z Wang, G Sun - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021 - Elsevier
Control of surface wettability is very important and useful for many industrial applications,
and can be realized by controlling surface chemistry and microstructure simultaneously …

Laser texturing of silicon surface to enhance nucleate pool boiling heat transfer

V Serdyukov, S Starinskiy, I Malakhov… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The surface modification is one of the most promising and discussed methods to improve the
boiling performance. To date there are a lot of techniques to modify a heating surface, but …

[HTML][HTML] Hierarchical surfaces with open microchannels and laser-induced microcavities for enhancement of pool boiling critical heat flux

D Žalec, A Hadžić, M Može, I Golobič - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024 - Elsevier
Technological advancements in various electronic devices, consumer or industrial power
electronics, as well as higher demand for energy efficiency, have in recent years presented …