Effect of droplet morphology on growth dynamics and heat transfer during condensation on superhydrophobic nanostructured surfaces

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1776-1785

  Miljkovic, Nenad ^a   Enright, Ryan ^a,b   Wang, Evelyn N ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

droplet growth dynamics; dropwise condensation; ESEM; heat transfer enhancement; nanostructure design; superhydrophobic; wetting

Indexed keywords

DROPLET GROWTH; DROPWISE CONDENSATION; ESEM; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC;

CONDENSATION; DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS TRANSFER; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY; WETTING;

DROPS;

EID: 84857714888     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn205052a     Document Type: Article

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