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Enhancing Water Condensation on Hybrid Surfaces by Optimizing Wettability Contrast

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العنوان: Enhancing Water Condensation on Hybrid Surfaces by Optimizing Wettability Contrast
المؤلفون: Do-Thuy Chi, Thanh-Binh Nguyen
المصدر: Surfaces, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 508-516 (2024)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Physics
مصطلحات موضوعية: hybrid surface, combine, water collection, critical size, Physics, QC1-999
الوصف: This study uses a hybrid concept to propose an optimal textured surface morphology for enhancing water condensation. The natural phenomenon-inspired morphology, which combined different degrees of wettability presented on the surface, documented their advantage in water harvesting compared to untreated surfaces. These superiorities might be explained by the appropriate combination of nucleation and water-driven ability facilitated by the superhydrophobic surrounding area. The uniform condensed droplets are effectively agglomerated to achieve the critical size. The best combination was found on a superhydrophobic-hydrophilic hybrid sample that improved water collection efficiency by up to 50% compared to bare Al. Condensation performance also illustrated an interesting tendency that revealed the great contribution of wettability on hydrophilic dots and the water-driven ability of the high-hydrophobicity area. The results were supported by a theoretical model which predicts the critical volume of a single droplet before it has departed from the surface. The findings reveal a good level of agreement between theory and real-time measurement, demonstrating the potential of combinations of hybrid samples to induce water collection efficiency.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2571-9637
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9637/7/3/33; https://doaj.org/toc/2571-9637
DOI: 10.3390/surfaces7030033
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/ddff22a54a66493f970c073fe3116f09
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.ff22a54a66493f970c073fe3116f09
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:25719637
DOI:10.3390/surfaces7030033