Distinctive recent research and experimental trends in microchannels for heat transfer and
thermal management applications are investigated via a novel framework. The qualitative …

Surface wettability is a very important factor that affects the pool boiling heat transfer
performance and the surfaces with mixed wettability have attracted much attention in recent …

All over the world, the nuclear reactor technology has been in the critical stage of
transformation and upgrading. Also, there have been the higher requirements for the key …

Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) with micro-/nanostructures inspired by the
Nepenthes pitcher plant exhibit excellent characteristics in terms of liquid repellency, self …

In this paper, we conceive a novel pillar-structured surface for enhancing nucleate boiling
heat transfer, namely a pillar-structured surface with distributed wettability-modified regions …

Bubble growth rate is one of the most important parameters required for the development of
accurate mechanistic nucleate boiling heat transfer models. It is also very important for …

The manipulation of surface wettability, such as the usage of hydrophobic/hydrophilic hybrid
surfaces, is a promising method to enhance boiling heat transfer. However, most studies on …

With the extensive application of boiling heat transfer in engineering, enhanced boiling heat
transfer has become a prominent research focus. Micro/nanostructures and surface …

We present an experimental study on detachment characteristics of hydrogen bubbles
during electrolysis. Using a transparent (Pt or Ni) electrode enables us to directly observe …

It is well–known that the physical and chemical properties of a heat exchange surface,
especially wettability, significantly affect the pool boiling performance. Nevertheless, the …