Fabrication of Metallic Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Tunable Condensate Self-Removal Capability and Excellent Anti-Frosting Performance [PDF]
Laser fabrication of metallic superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) for anti-frosting has recently attracted considerable attention. Effective anti-frosting SHSs require the efficient removal of condensed microdroplets through self-propelled droplet jumping ...
Jian-Guo He +11 more
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Application Study of New Anti-frosting Coating for Fin and Tube Heat Exchanger [PDF]
黄玲艳 +3 more
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Scalable robust photothermal superhydrophobic coatings for efficient anti-icing and de-icing in simulated/real environments [PDF]
Photothermal superhydrophobic coatings are supposed promising to prevent ice accumulation on infrastructures but often experience significant performance degradation in real icing conditions and lack mechanical robustness.
Mingyuan Mao +5 more
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Capillary Balancing: Designing Frost-Resistant Lubricant-Infused Surfaces. [PDF]
Slippery lubricant-infused surfaces (SLIPS) have shown great promise for anti-frosting and anti-icing. However, small length scales associated with frost dendrites exert immense capillary suction pressure on the lubricant.
Wong WSY +5 more
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Condensate Halos in Condensation Frosting [PDF]
The freezing of water drops on cold solid surfaces is ubiquitous in nature, and generally causes serious technological, engineering, and economic issues in industrial applications.
Songyuan Zhen +7 more
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Fabrication of Transparent Superhydrophobic Surface and lts Anti-Frosting Performance
A method for preparing transparent superhydrophobic surfaces was proposed, and its anti-frosting performance at cold surface temperatures -3–5℃ and relative humidity 20%–60% was investigated.
Fan Pengyan, Liu Zhongliang, Li Yanxia
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A Review on Frost Formation and Anti-frosting Technology [PDF]
刘中良 +3 more
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A Review of Condensation Frosting—Mechanisms and Promising Solutions
Icing in the form of condensation frosting occurs ubiquitously in our daily life and numerous industrial applications. As the frost layer mostly comprises mixed microscopic dendrites and discrete air pockets, condensation frosting manifests a thick ...
Tian Gu +3 more
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Condensation frosting and passive anti-frosting
Summary As exemplified by the extreme cold weather hitting central China and causing great economic losses in 2018, as well as the 2021 Texas power crisis involving more than 4.5 million homes and businesses in the United States owing to frosting/icing, anti-frosting/anti-icing has been a long-standing challenge in modern society.
Siyan Yang +6 more
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Ice Dendrite Growth Atop a Frozen Drop under Natural Convection Conditions
Condensation frosting is a type of icing encountered ubiquitously in our daily lives. Understanding the dynamics of condensation frosting is essential in developing effective technologies to suppress frost accretions that compromise heat transfer and ...
Chengzhi Huang, Yugang Zhao, Tian Gu
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