Condensation heat transfer on phase change slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces
Condensation heat transfer on phase change slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.122384
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发表时间:
2022-04-01
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Zhang, Peng
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作者:
Gulfam, Raza;Huang, Ting-en;Zhang, Peng
Phase change slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (PC-SLIPSs) are presented with emphasis on surface wetting characteristics and droplet dynamics influencing the water vapor condensation and the corre-sponding heat transfer. The functionalized nano-porous copper plate is infused with paraffin wax-xylene solution via dip coating method to prepare PC-SLIPSs., where the droplet dynamics are found to be af-fected by low adhesion (sliding angle alpha of 45 +/- 5 degrees), high adhesion (alpha of 60 +/- 5 degrees) and slippery (alpha of 3 +/- 1 degrees) states enabled by solid (at 48 degrees C), mush (at 58 degrees C) and liquid (at 66 degrees C) phases, respectively. Be -sides the wettability and droplet adhesion characterization, the condensation heat transfer is particularly explored on PC-SLIPSs in custom-built vacuum-assisted condensation rig. Two major dropwise conden-sation mechanisms are unveiled depending on the phase of the infused phase change material, such as coalescence-induced droplet shedding coupled with droplet sweeping in the solid and mush phases, while discrete-droplet shedding and sweeping in the absence of additional coalescence are reported in the liquid phase. Approximately, 136.8% higher heat transfer coefficients for PC-SLIPS in the liquid phase are reported when compared with the pristine copper surface at low sub-cooling temperatures. In the liquid phase of PC-SLIPSs, theoretical heat transfer modeling on dropwise condensation has been further carried out to elucidate the heat transfer mechanism via a single droplet coupled with the droplet num -ber density. The operational durability of PC-SLIPSs has been found to last for 8 +/- 1 h as confirmed during rigorous condensation experiments. In summary, different wetting features, various droplet shed-ding mechanisms, promising dropwise condensation modes, high heat transfer coefficient in the liquid phase, and effective time-dependent durability are the salient findings associated with PC-SLIPSs, ren-dering them competitive alternatives. The most important implication is that the dropwise condensation mode can also underperform if the droplet dynamics is inefficient. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.