Enhanced nucleate boiling on horizontal hydrophobic-hydrophilic carbon nanotube coatings | Zendy

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Enhanced nucleate boiling on horizontal hydrophobic-hydrophilic carbon nanotube coatings

Author(s) -

Xianming Dai,

Xinyu Huang,

Fanghao Yang,

Xiaodong Li,

Joshua Sightler,

Yingchao Yang,

Chen Li

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

applied physics letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182

H-Index - 442

eISSN - 1077-3118

pISSN - 0003-6951

DOI - 10.1063/1.4802804

Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , composite number , boiling , nucleation , fabrication , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , carbon fibers , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology

Ideal hydrophobic-hydrophilic composite cavities are highly desired to enhance nucleate boiling. However, it is challenging and costly to fabricate these types of cavities by conventional micro/nano fabrication techniques. In this study, a type of hydrophobic-hydrophilic composite interfaces were synthesized from functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes by introducing hydrophilic functional groups on the pristine multiwall carbon nanotubes. This type of carbon nanotube enabled hydrophobic-hydrophilic composite interfaces were systematically characterized. Ideal cavities created by the interfaces were experimentally demonstrated to be the primary reason to substantially enhance nucleate boiling.

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