Analyzing interfacial transport for water evaporating into dry nitrogen

Murray, Brandon; Fox, Matthew J.; Narayanan, Shankar

doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117910

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“…For example, biphilic patterns consisting of hydrophilic and hydrophobic spots are known to affect droplet evaporation , and the boiling characteristics of water . Wettability can affect the crystalline patterns resulting from the evaporation of saline droplets, the efficacy of transparent heaters for deicing surfaces, solar water desalination, a quartz crystal microbalance’s response to droplet evaporation, and the self-assembly of particles in nanofabrication . Likewise, droplets evaporating on chemically patterned surfaces could become unstable and break up due to different surface wettabilities .…”

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A Dynamically Responsive Surface with Switchable Wettability for Efficient Evaporation and Self-Cleaning Abilities

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Narayanan

2022

ACS Appl. Eng. Mater.

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Evaporation is crucial in many applications. One of the critical parameters affecting evaporation is surface wettability, which is often tailored using coatings and micro- or nanoscale features on the surface. While this approach has advanced many technologies, the ability to control wettability dynamically can add new functionalities and capabilities that were not possible before. This study demonstrates how a self-cleaning superhydrophobic surface with an equilibrium contact angle of 155° can dynamically change to a superhydrophilic surface with a contact angle near 0°, resulting in drastically different evaporation characteristics. Specifically, we find that the evaporation rate and surface temperature reduction due to the resulting cooling are 3 times higher due to the change in surface wettability. This change in wetting behavior is due to the use of an amino-silane [N-(2-aminoethyl)-11-aminoundecyltrimethoxysilane]-functionalized surface, which is altered in the presence of dilute acetic acid. Upon complete evaporation, the surface reverts to superhydrophobic behavior. This reversible behavior is not seen in traditional nonwetting coatings like perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane and lauric acid. This strategy for dynamic control of wettability and evaporation can lead to advancements in many applications ranging from self-assembly-based fabrication processes to oil–water separation and advanced thermal management technologies.

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