New approach for efficient condensation heat transfer

• 来源期刊: 国家科学评论（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（2）
• 页码范围: 185-186
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwy161

摘要

The phase-change phenomena occurring at the solid, liquid and vapor triple interfaces, characterized by the multi-scale and multi-phase processes, are not only fundamentally important, but also relevant with multiple industrial applications including electronics cooling, water desalination, etc.[1].Since phase-change processes are associated with large latent heat release, extensive efforts have been devoted to promoting or suppressing the phase change for a wide range of applications.Propelled by the advances and surge in nature-inspired interfacial surfaces over the past decade, it has been possible to rationally design materials and devices with tailored properties as well as to control interfacial phasechange transition to achieve increasingly higher energy efficiency.Indeed, several seminal papers underpinning the fundamentals of phase-change phenomena on textured surfaces are now among the top 15 sleeping beauty papers [2].It is no exaggeration to say that a true Renaissance in the study of phase-change phenomena is now underway.