Scalable Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces for Thin-Film Condensation Heat Transfer Enhancement in Steam Power Plants

Steam power plants, which contribute to over 50% of energy production globally, rely on condensers to control system-level energy efficiency. Due to the high surface energy of common heat exchanger materials, the vapor condenses by forming a continuous liquid film with low thermal conductivity (film...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhao, Yajing
Other Authors: Wang, Evelyn N.
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/147287