Superhydrophobic materials have been widely reported throughout the scientific literature.
Their properties originate from a highly rough morphology and inherently water repellent …

Surface wettability, a property that governs the interaction between the solid and liquid
phases, is central in various biological systems and technological applications. A typical …

Condensation heat transfer performance can be improved by increasing the condensate
removal rate. Commonly, this can be achieved by promoting dropwise condensation mode …

Superhydrophobic surfaces are widely used in many industrial settings, and mainly consist
of rough solid protrusions that entrap air to minimize the liquid/solid area. The stability of the …

This experimental investigation aims to enhance the performance of heat pipes through
nanoengineering the evaporator section, by integrating hydrophilic copper oxide (CuO) …

Hypotheses The effective wetting area, a parameter somewhat different from the apparent
contact area at solid–liquid interfaces, plays a significant role in surface wettability. However …

Featured Application solar collector; solar thermal system; thermal energy storage system;
heat exchanger. Abstract A micro heat pipe array is desirable owing to its high heat transfer …

We report evaporation of ethanol/water mixture droplets on both pillar-arrayed and micro-
holed polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces. Analysis of wettability shows that (i) when the …

Surface structure and intrinsic wettability are both important for boiling heat transfer. While
superhydrophilic micro, nano, and hierarchical surfaces are widely used for boiling …

The performance of hydrophobic surfaces under hydraulic pressures is critical to a wide
range of practical applications such as drag reduction of seaboard vessels and design of …