The effect of relative humidity on dropwise condensation dynamics

Biological Control

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 759-766

  Castillo, Julian E ^a   Weibel, Justin A ^a   Garimella, Suresh V ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet distribution; Dropwise condensation; Growth dynamics; Hydrophobic; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908374419     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.09.080     Document Type: Article

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