Drop-wise and film-wise water condensation processes occurring on metallic micro-scaled surfaces

Autor: Edward Bormashenko, V. V. Danchuk, Irina Legchenkova, Zahava Barkay, Anton Starostin, Viktor Valtsifer
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Applied Surface Science. 444:604-609
ISSN: 0169-4332
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.03.065
Popis: Water condensation was studied on silanized (superhydrophobic) and fluorinated (superoleophobic) micro-rough aluminum surfaces of the same topography. Condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces occurred via film-wise mechanism, whereas on superoleophobic surfaces it was drop-wise. The difference in the pathways of condensation was attributed to the various energy barriers separating the Cassie and Wenzel wetting states on the investigated surfaces. The higher barriers inherent for superoleophobic surfaces promoted the drop-wise condensation. Triple-stage kinetics of growth of droplets condensed on superoleophobic surfaces is reported and discussed.
20 pages, 6 figures
Databáze: OpenAIRE