Spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water
Heterogeneous nucleation of water plays an important role in a wide range of natural and industrial processes. Though heterogeneous nucleation of water is ubiquitous and an everyday experience, spatial control of this important phenomenon is extremely difficult. Here we show for the first time that...
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| author | Varanasi, Kripa K. Hsu, Ming Bhate, Nitin Yang, Wensha Deng, Tao |
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| description | Heterogeneous nucleation of water plays an important role in a wide range of natural and industrial processes. Though heterogeneous nucleation of water is ubiquitous and an everyday experience, spatial control of this important phenomenon is extremely difficult. Here we show for the first time that spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water can be achieved by manipulating the local nucleation energy barrier and nucleation rate via the modification of the local intrinsic wettability of a surface. Such ability to control water nucleation could address the condensation-related limitations of superhydrophobic surfaces and has implications for efficiency enhancements in energy and desalination systems. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/793562022-09-30T01:14:25Z Spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water Varanasi, Kripa K. Hsu, Ming Bhate, Nitin Yang, Wensha Deng, Tao Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Varanasi, Kripa K. Heterogeneous nucleation of water plays an important role in a wide range of natural and industrial processes. Though heterogeneous nucleation of water is ubiquitous and an everyday experience, spatial control of this important phenomenon is extremely difficult. Here we show for the first time that spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water can be achieved by manipulating the local nucleation energy barrier and nucleation rate via the modification of the local intrinsic wettability of a surface. Such ability to control water nucleation could address the condensation-related limitations of superhydrophobic surfaces and has implications for efficiency enhancements in energy and desalination systems. General Electric Company (Nanotechnology Program) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (d’Arbeloff Career Development Chair) 2013-06-20T18:26:39Z 2013-06-20T18:26:39Z 2009-08 2009-06 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1077-3118 0003-6951 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79356 Varanasi, Kripa K., Ming Hsu, Nitin Bhate, Wensha Yang, and Tao Deng. Spatial Control in the Heterogeneous Nucleation of Water. Applied Physics Letters 95, no. 9 (2009): 094101. © 2009 American Institute of Physics. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6846-152X en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3200951 Applied Physics Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Institute of Physics MIT web domain |
| spellingShingle | Varanasi, Kripa K. Hsu, Ming Bhate, Nitin Yang, Wensha Deng, Tao Spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water |
| title | Spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water |
| title_full | Spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water |
| title_fullStr | Spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water |
| title_short | Spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water |
| title_sort | spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79356 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6846-152X |
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