Numerical study of vapor condensation on patterned hydrophobic surfaces using the string method

Langmuir

Volumn 30, Issue 31, 2014, Pages 9567-9576

  Li, Yunzhi ^a   Ren, Weiqing ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SUPERSATURATION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WETTING;

ACTIVATION BARRIERS; CONDENSATION PROCESS; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; INTER-PILLAR SPACINGS; MINIMUM ENERGY PATHS; RELAXATION DYNAMICS; SURFACE WETTABILITY;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

EID: 84905970569     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la5020219     Document Type: Article

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