The fluid mechanics of cleaning and decontamination of surfaces

JR Landel, DI Wilson - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The removal of unwanted entities or soiling material from surfaces is an essential operation
in many personal, industrial, societal, and environmental applications. The use of liquid …

A mechanically bendable superhydrophobic steel surface with self-cleaning and corrosion-resistant properties

SS Latthe, P Sudhagar, A Devadoss… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We present an effective way to develop superhydrophobic steel surface which shows stable
superhydrophobicity under harsh mechanical bending. The roughness on the steel surface …

Green preparation of transparent superhydrophobic coatings with persistent dynamic impact resistance for outdoor applications

J Lyu, B Wu, N Wu, C Peng, J Yang, Y Meng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Transparent superhydrophobic surfaces are employed in a wide range of outdoor
applications, such as windshields and house windows. However, micro-nano hierarchical …

Development of sol–gel processed semi-transparent and self-cleaning superhydrophobic coatings

SS Latthe, C Terashima, K Nakata, M Sakai… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Optically transparent, mechanically durable, and self-cleaning superhydrophobic coatings
are greatly awaited for applications in daily life. An attempt has been made to develop sol …

A highly transparent self-cleaning superhydrophobic surface by organosilane-coated alumina particles deposited via electrospraying

H Yoon, H Kim, SS Latthe, M Kim, S Al-Deyab… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A highly transparent self-cleaning superhydrophobic surface was prepared by
electrospraying an organosilane-coated alumina precursor. By simply controlling the …

Durable and regenerable superhydrophobic coatings for brass surfaces with excellent self-cleaning and anti-fogging properties prepared by immersion technique

P Varshney, SS Mohapatra - Tribology International, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, superhydrophobic coatings on brass surfaces were prepared by two-step
(chemical etching with a mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acids, followed by treatment with …

Superhydrophobic PVC/SiO2 Coating for Self‐Cleaning Application

RS Sutar, PJ Kalel, SS Latthe… - Macromolecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A lotus leaf like self‐cleaning superhydrophobic coating has high demand in industrial
applications. Such coatings are prepared by alternative dip and spray deposition …

Study of the thickness of the liquid film formed by a round water jet impinging on a curved cylindrical wall

W Yuan, Y Huang, H Zhang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
An experimental setup has been established to investigate the thickness profiles of the liquid
film formed by an oblique round water jet impinging on curved walls. The influence of the jet …

The liquid film behaviors created by an inclined jet impinging on a vertical wall

C Liu, J Yu, C Tang, P Zhang, Z Huang - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Liquid films created by inclined jet-wall impingement are commonly seen in industrial
applications. We investigated the liquid film behaviors created by an inclined jet impinging …

Fabrication of robust self‐cleaning superhydrophobic coating by deposition of polymer layer on candle soot surface

RS Sutar, SS Latthe, S Nagappan… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A facile and inexpensive way have been developed to fabricate robust self‐cleaning
superhydrophobic coating by depositing polymer layer on candle soot (CS) surface using …