Condensation is a phase change phenomenon often encountered in nature, as well as used
in industry for applications including power generation, thermal management, desalination …

Dropwise condensation (DWC) heat transfer depends strongly on the maximum diameter (D
max) of condensate droplets departing from the condenser surface. This study presents a …

Self-propelled droplet jumping on nanostructured superhydrophobic surfaces is of interest
for a variety of industrial applications including self-cleaning, water harvesting, power …

Understanding the fundamental mechanisms governing vapor condensation on nonwetting
surfaces is crucial to a wide range of energy and water applications. In this paper, we …

When condensed droplets coalesce on a superhydrophobic nanostructured surface, the
resulting droplet can jump due to the conversion of excess surface energy into kinetic …

Water vapor condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces has received much attention in
recent years due to the ability of such surfaces to shed microscale water droplets via …

Due to recent advances in nanofabrication, phase-change condensation heat transfer has
seen a renaissance. Compared to conventional heat transfer surfaces, nanostructured …

Water vapor condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces has received much attention in
recent years because of its ability to shed water droplets at length scales 3 decades smaller …

With the recent advances in surface fabrication technologies, condensation heat transfer has
seen a renaissance. Hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces have all been employed …

Superhydrophobicity is a remarkable adaptation observed in various natural surfaces, which
can potentially play a crucial role in the efficient functioning of numerous applications. The …