Underwater superhydrophobicity: Stability, design and regulation, and applications

Y Xue, P Lv, H Lin, H Duan - Applied …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted great interest from fundamental
research to engineering applications. The stability, design, and regulation of …

Morphology evolution of liquid–gas interface on submerged solid structured surfaces

S Huang, P Lv, H Duan - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract liquid–gas interface (LGI) on submerged solid structured surfaces is ubiquitous in
nature and has various practical applications. The evolution, equilibrium, and stability of LGI …

Robust Underwater Air Layer Retention and Restoration on Salvinia-Inspired Self-Grown Heterogeneous Architectures

Y Zhang, Y Hu, B Xu, J Fan, S Zhu, Y Song, Z Cui… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Salvinia's long-term underwater air layer retention ability has inspired researchers to
develop artificial microstructures. However, Salvinia has an exquisite combination of a …

Study on the evolution and stability of gas–liquid interfaces based on composite structures on the sidewall surface of a microchannel

M Zhu, J Huang, Q Zhou, Z Yao - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The gas–liquid interface plays a crucial role in reducing the flow resistance of
superhydrophobic surfaces. However, this interface is highly unstable and prone to collapse …

Effect of Reynolds number and saturation level on gas diffusion in and out of a superhydrophobic surface

H Ling, J Katz, M Fu, M Hultmark - Physical review fluids, 2017 - APS
This experimental study investigates the effects of ambient pressure and Reynolds number
on the volume of a plastron in a superhydrophobic surface (SHS) due to compression and …

In situ monitor of superhydrophobic surface degradation to predict its drag reduction in turbulent flow

L Zhang, CR Crick, RJ Poole - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In situ monitoring is the most insightful technique to examine superhydrophobic surface
degradation as it provides real-time information on the liquid–solid interface in a continuous …

Impact of the undersaturation level on the longevity of superhydrophobic surfaces in stationary liquids

A Nosrati, S Mohammadshahi, M Raessi, H Ling - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Although the longevity of superhydrophobic surface (SHS) induced by diffusive gas transfer
has been extensively studied, the scaling relation between SHS longevity and …

Self-Driven Gas Spreading on Mesh Surfaces for Regeneration of Underwater Superhydrophobicity

J Wang, Y Liu - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024 - ACS Publications
Underwater superhydrophobic surfaces stand as a promising frontier in technological
applications such as drag reduction, antifouling, and anticorrosion. Unfortunately, the air …

Effect of flow and particle-plastron collision on the longevity of superhydrophobicity

BV Hokmabad, S Ghaemi - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Among diverse methods for drag reduction, superhydrophobicity has shown considerable
promise because it can produce a shear-free boundary without energy input. However, the …

Effect of interface curvature on isothermal heat transfer in a hydrophobic microchannel with transverse ribs and cavities

MG Arun, D Dilip, SK Ranjith - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic microchannels have been found to deliver remarkable frictional flow
resistance reduction owing to entrapped air on its surface micro texture. However, the …