Electrowetting assisted shedding of droplets by a shearing airflow in dropwise condensation

MS Bonab, D Wijnperle, F Mugele, R Kempers… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Condensation is a necessary part of most industrial processes dealing with phase change.
Efficient condensate removal (shedding) increases the systems' performance. This study …

Determining transient heat transfer coefficient for dropwise condensation in the presence of an air flow

MS Bonab, R Kempers, A Amirfazli - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is necessary to understand humid air condensation because of its various applications,
such as water harvesting. In this study, the influence of airflow on the condensation heat …

Optimization of location of thermo-compressor suction in MED-TVC desalination plants

IS Al-Mutaz, I Wazeer - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Multi-effect desalination with thermal vapor compression (MED-TVC) is particularly more
attractive than other thermal desalination systems due to its low energy consumption. One of …

Investigation of Heat Transfer in Dropwise Condensation Facilitated by a Humid Airflow

M Shakeri Bonab - 2022 - yorkspace.library.yorku.ca
It is necessary to understand humid air condensation because of its various applications,
such as water harvesting, and environment control and life support systems. Improvement of …

Silica gels for atmospheric water harvesting

E Tsai, L Vaz, A Yeung, LC Klein… - 2019 IEEE MIT …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hydrophobic organically modified silica gels were coated on sand-blasted steel substrates.
The gel surfaces were patterned using silicone rubber molds and nickel mesh. Smooth …

Development of the prediction system of condensation based on wireless communications

SH Choi - International Journal of Distributed Sensor …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Due to advances in microelectromechanical system (MEMS), many smart sensors have
been developed. A large number of sensors build a wireless sensor network and can …

Flow Dynamics and Condensation of Film Flows in Small Modular Reactors

D Lee - 2015 - ir.library.oregonstate.edu
There is renewed interest in the reliability and safety of nuclear power plants following the
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident followed by 8.9 magnitude earthquake and Tsunami …

An Experimental Investigation on Dropwise and Filmwise Condensation

M Boopathi, V Nagarajan, S Surya… - i-Manager's Journal …, 2020 - search.proquest.com
Dropwise condensation and filmwise condensation are experimentally investigated with the
help of an experimental setup, by varying the mass flow rate of the cooling water. Dropwise …

Film Condensation on a Vertical Tube at Different Pressures

A Muneer - Association of Arab Universities Journal of Engineering …, 2017 - jaaru.org
The work presented is a numerical and experimental study film condensation of steam on a
vertical tube surface at different pressures, power supplied to the evaporation tank and …

A Comprehensive Evaluation of Hybrid Wetting Configurations on Dropwise Condensation

KK Egab - 2017 - search.proquest.com
The heat transfer during condensation on surface includes hydrophobic/hydrophilic
wettability can be highly influenced by the pattern design. The relationship between the …