Review on ice crystallization and adhesion to optimize ice slurry generators without moving components

W Samah, P Clain, F Rioual, L Fournaison… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current climate crisis requires a radical reduction in energy consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions. For the refrigeration industry, secondary refrigeration is one of …

Bouncing Regimes of Supercooled Water Droplets Impacting Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Controlled Temperature and Humidity

C Guo, L Liu, R Yang, J Lu, S Liu - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Superhydrophobic surfaces have shown significant potential for the passive anti-icing
application due to their unique water repellency. Reducing the contact time between the …

Constructing carbon nanotube (CNTs)/silica superhydrophobic coating with multi-stage rough structure for long-term anti-corrosion and low-temperature anti-icing in …

P Zhang, Y Zhao, X Gu, K Yang, X Zhang, M Liu… - … Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The rough superhydrophobic surface is beneficial for capturing more gases underwater,
which enhances corrosion and ice resistance for marine equipment. In this work, a PVAc …

Investigation of ice detachment by a liquid jet on various submerged surfaces for the development of ice slurry generators without mechanical scraping

W Samah, P Clain, F Rioual, L Fournaison… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ice slurry is an alternative method to reduce the quantity and emission of greenhouse
refrigerants, as well as control electrical energy consumption. However, the production of ice …

The criterion of supercooled bionic lotus surfaces repelling impacting droplets for anti‐icing engineering

Z Zhu, J Li, Y Luo, X Li, L Chen… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Icephobic material is of great importance in power transportation, communication,
aerospace, and so on. Bionic lotus superhydrophobic surfaces show good application …

3-D computational study of a single droplet impacting the random rough surface: Hydromechanical solidification

F Wang, F Guo, M Tang, X Zhang, Z Zhang, S Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The spontaneous spreading of water droplets on a low-temperature solid surface is
ubiquitous in nature and critical to numerous industrial applications, but its mechanism …

Multi-layer photothermal film inspired by polar bear fur for anti-icing and photothermal de-icing in cold environments

Y Chen, J Zheng, Z Zhu, C Hu, B Liu - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
As climatic conditions worsen and time passes, icing becomes an unavoidable issue.
Drawing inspiration from the thermal regulatory properties inherent in polar bear fur, we …

[HTML][HTML] Wetting and spreading of AgCuTi on Fe substrate at high temperatures: A molecular dynamics study

Y Li, H Wang, L Weng, B Tu, M Lei - Journal of Materials Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the wetting and spreading behavior of AgCuTi ternary alloys on Fe substrate
was investigate using a molecular dynamics (MD) modeling method. Modeling indicates that …

Synthesis and Characterization of Superhydrophobic Epoxy Resin Coating with SiO2@CuO/HDTMS for Enhanced Self-Cleaning, Photocatalytic, and Corrosion …

Z Wang, X Zhou, Y Shang, B Wang, K Lu, W Gan, H Lai… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
The exceptional corrosion resistance and combined physical and chemical self-cleaning
capabilities of superhydrophobic photocatalytic coatings have sparked significant interest …

Experimental study on contact time of a water droplet impact under controlled surface temperature

SR Gao, QH Jia, SH Shi, Z Liu, BJ Wei, YF Wang… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Bouncing droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces is one of the potential methods used for
anti-icing. The surface supercooling is a significant parameter influencing the bouncing …