Research Progress on Condensation⁃Induced Invalid of Super⁃hydrophobicity

doi:10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.210486

Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2022, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (1): 142-153.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.210486

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Research Progress on Condensation⁃Induced Invalid of Super⁃hydrophobicity

ZHANG Wen-Jing¹,WANG De-Hui¹^,²(),DENG Xu²

^1.Yangtze Delta Region Institute of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China，Huzhou 313000，China
^2.Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences，University of Electronic Science and Technology，Chengdu 610054，China

Received:2021-09-30 Accepted:2021-11-01 Published:2022-01-01 Online:2022-01-10
Contact: De-Hui WANG
About author:wangdehui@uestc.edu.cn
Supported by:
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22072014);the Program for Scientific?Technical Young Talents of Sichuan(2021JDJQ0013);Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2021JDRC0016);the Key Projects in International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of Chengdu, Sichuan(2021?GH02?00105?HZ)

Abstract

Abstract:

The water vapor condenses on solid surface in the presence of subcooling or supersaturation. Based on the wettability principles， the radius of condensed droplets decrease with subcooling increases， which contributed to the condenses of droplets in the gaps between micro/nano structures on the superhydrophobic surfaces. The condensed droplet would wet the surface if it sticks on the surface during condensation， which would destroy the super-hydrophobicity of the surface， even result in flooding. The previous research to anti-invalid of super-hydrophobicity during condensation could be classified into three modes： optimization of the micro/nano structure of surface， improvement in spatial selectivity of nucleation and introduction of external energy. Even though the methods above improved greatly in maintaining super-hydrophobicity during condensation， no one could prevent the infiltration of the droplets into the gaps between micro/nano structures. Therefore， the application of superhydrophobic surface depends highly on the wetting properties of the surface during condensation.

Key words: Superhydrophobic surface, Condensation, Wetting transition

CLC Number:

O647

ZHANG Wen-Jing, WANG De-Hui, DENG Xu . Research Progress on Condensation⁃Induced Invalid of Super⁃hydrophobicity[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2022, 39(1): 142-153.

Figures/Tables 12

Fig.1 Condensation-induced transition of wetting state on surface［47-48］

Fig.2 Nucleation size and nucleation site density as a function of surface subcooling［47］

Fig.3 ESEM images of the condensation of water vapor on a superhydrophobic surface comprising of an array of hydrophobic square posts. （a） Dry surface. （b-c） Snapshot images of the condensation phenomenon on the surface［57］

Fig.4 Sequential images of the dynamic behaviors of a water droplet impacting superhydrophobic surfaces with various supercooling degrees［60］

Fig.5 SEM images， and water droplets on the surface of mushroom （a）， and re-entrant pillar （b） for dry and condensation conditions［48］

Fig.6 （a） Jumping-droplets after coalesced and （b） small droplet can move upwards between nano-cones［30］

Fig.7 （a - c） Jumping-droplets after coalesced， and （d） flooded condensation on the tube［64］

Fig.8 （a） Dropwise condensation and schematics of long-term dropwise condensation on the surface；（b - e） Images of condensated droplets on four types of surfaces at different subcooling， including MNSS， NGSS， MPSS， and Cu［68］

Fig.9 ESEM snapshots showing the formation of droplets on superhydrophobic nanograss （a） and biphilic surface （b）［69］

Fig.10 （a） SEM images of hierarchical nanowiresand （b - d） schematic showing the nucleation and movement of the droplets［39］

Fig.11 Condensation modes and droplet behaviors on the three test surfaces with different surface subcooling［39］

Fig.12 （a） Experimental setup where the cold plate was used only for the condensation experiments；（b） Parameters of the drop used in the model；（c - f） A hypothetical route for the gradual de-wetting during a Wenzel to Cassie transition［70］

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