Self-propelled dropwise condensate on superhydrophobic surfaces

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Boreyko, Jonathan B ^a   Chen, Chuan Hua ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETER; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DROP COALESCENCE; DROPWISE CONDENSATION; EXTERNAL FORCE; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; OUT-OF-PLANE; STEADY STATE; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SURFACE ENERGIES;

COALESCENCE; CONDENSATION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

EID: 70350489868     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.184501     Document Type: Article

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