Stable Dropwise Condensation of Ethanol and Hexane on Rationally Designed Ultrascalable Nanostructured Lubricant-Infused Surfaces

Vapor condensation is a widely used industrial process for transferring heat and separating fluids. Despite progress in developing low surface energy hydrophobic and micro/nanostructured superhydrophobic coatings to enhance water vapor condensation, demonstration of stable dropwise condensation of l...

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Published in:Nano letters 2019-08, Vol.19 (8), p.5287-5296
Main Authors: Sett, Soumyadip, Sokalski, Peter, Boyina, Kalyan, Li, Longnan, Rabbi, Kazi Fazle, Auby, Harpreet, Foulkes, Thomas, Mahvi, Allison, Barac, George, Bolton, Leslie W, Miljkovic, Nenad
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Language:English
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Summary:Vapor condensation is a widely used industrial process for transferring heat and separating fluids. Despite progress in developing low surface energy hydrophobic and micro/nanostructured superhydrophobic coatings to enhance water vapor condensation, demonstration of stable dropwise condensation of low-surface-tension fluids has not been achieved. Here, we develop rationally designed nanoengineered lubricant-infused surfaces (LISs) having ultralow contact angle hysteresis (
ISSN:1530-6984
1530-6992
DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01754