Experimental study of wetting anisotropy and condensate drainage enhancement on microgrooved aluminum surface

ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011

Volumn 10, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2011, Pages 51-59

  Rahman, M A ^a   Jacobi, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ALUMINUM; ANISOTROPY; DRAINAGE; HUMIDITY CONTROL; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; MICROGROOVED SURFACE; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PROCESS; PLATE TEMPERATURE; STATIC CONTACT ANGLE; TOPOGRAPHICAL MODIFICATIONS; WETTING ANISOTROPIES; WETTING CHARACTERISTICS;

WETTING;

EID: 84869200985     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/imece2011-64247     Document Type: Conference Paper

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