Fabrication of Metallic Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Tunable Condensate Self-Removal Capability and Excellent Anti-Frosting Performance [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2022 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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Fabrication of Transparent Superhydrophobic Surface and lts Anti-Frosting Performance
Zhileng xuebao, 2021 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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Condensate Halos in Condensation Frosting [PDF]
Advanced ScienceThe 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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A Review of Condensation Frosting—Mechanisms and Promising Solutions
Crystals, 2023 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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Friction, 2023 Robust superhydrophobic surfaces with excellent capacities of repelling water and anti-frosting are of importance for many mechanical components. In this work, wear-resistant superhydrophobic surfaces were fabricated by curing a mixture of polyurethane ...
Qingwen Dai +6 more
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Scalable robust photothermal superhydrophobic coatings for efficient anti-icing and de-icing in simulated/real environments [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsPhotothermal 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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Sustainable Anti-Frosting Surface for Efficient Thermal Transport
Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022 Rongfu Wen, Ronggui Yang, Xuehu Ma
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Condensation frosting and passive anti-frosting
Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021 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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A Decision Support System for Water Optimization in Anti-Frost Techniques by Sprinklers [PDF]
Sensors, 2020 Precision agriculture is a growing sector that improves traditional agricultural processes through the use of new technologies. In southeast Spain, farmers are continuously fighting against harsh conditions caused by the effects of climate change. Among these problems, the great variability of temperatures (up to 20 °C in the same day) stands out. This
Miguel A. Guillén-Navarro +5 more
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Ice Dendrite Growth Atop a Frozen Drop under Natural Convection Conditions
Crystals, 2022 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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