Liquid-repellent surfaces, such as superhydrophobic surfaces, superoleophobic surfaces,
and slippery liquid-infused surfaces, have drawn keen research interest from the …

Liquid–vapor phase change including evaporation, boiling, and condensation is a
ubiquitous process found in power generation, desalination, thermal management, building …

Jumping-droplet condensation, namely the out-of-plane jumping of condensed droplets
upon coalescence, has been a promising technical innovation in the fields of energy …

Measuring condensation heat transfer and its associated heat transfer coefficient is not
trivial. Rigorous measurements require careful experimental design and tradeoff studies to …

Because of preferable nucleation and departure characteristics, hybrid wetting substrates
have been widely used to enhance condensation. Nanoscale hydrophilic spots are …

Jumping-droplet condensation pushes the boundary of condensation heat transfer by
enabling microdroplet shedding via coalescence-induced droplet jumping. The latter is …

In the present paper, a thorough review of the experimental and numerical studies dealing
with filmwise and dropwise condensation under microgravity is reported, covering …

Juxtaposing hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity on the same surface, known as hybrid surface
engineering, can enhance phase-change heat transfer. However, controlling hydrophilicity …

Atmospheric water harvesting is considered a viable source of freshwater to alleviate water
scarcity in an arid climate. Water condensation tends to be more efficient on …

When microdroplets with quasi‐spherical contact angles coalesce together on a low‐
adhesion substrate, the capillary‐inertial expansion of the liquid bridge induces a dramatic …