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| author | Li, Shuai Lam, Cheuk Wing Edmond Donati, Matteo Regulagadda, Kartik Yavuz, Emre Pfeiffer, Till Sarkiris, Panagiotis Gogolides, Evangelos Milionis, Athanasios Poulikakos, Dimos Butt, Hans-Jürgen Kappl, Michael |
| author_facet | Li, Shuai Lam, Cheuk Wing Edmond Donati, Matteo Regulagadda, Kartik Yavuz, Emre Pfeiffer, Till Sarkiris, Panagiotis Gogolides, Evangelos Milionis, Athanasios Poulikakos, Dimos Butt, Hans-Jürgen Kappl, Michael |
| contents | Heat exchangers are made of metals because of their high heat conductivity and mechanical stability. Metal surfaces are inherently hydrophilic, leading to inefficient filmwise condensation. It is still a challenge to coat these metal surfaces with a durable, robust and thin hydrophobic layer, which is required for efficient dropwise condensation. Here, we report the non-structured and ultrathin (~6 nm) polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) brushes on copper that sustain high-performing dropwise condensation in high supersaturation. Due to the flexible hydrophobic siloxane polymer chains, the coating has low resistance to drop sliding and excellent chemical stability. The PDMS brushes can sustain dropwise condensation for up to ~8 h during exposure to 111 °C saturated steam flowing at 3 m/s, with a 5-7 times higher heat transfer coefficient compared to filmwise condensation. The surface is self-cleaning and can reduce bacterial attachment by 99%. This low-cost, facile, fluorine-free, and scalable method is suitable for a great variety of condensation heat transfer applications. |
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| spellingShingle | Durable, ultrathin, and antifouling polymer brush coating for efficient condensation heat transfer Li, Shuai Lam, Cheuk Wing Edmond Donati, Matteo Regulagadda, Kartik Yavuz, Emre Pfeiffer, Till Sarkiris, Panagiotis Gogolides, Evangelos Milionis, Athanasios Poulikakos, Dimos Butt, Hans-Jürgen Kappl, Michael Materials Science Heat exchangers are made of metals because of their high heat conductivity and mechanical stability. Metal surfaces are inherently hydrophilic, leading to inefficient filmwise condensation. It is still a challenge to coat these metal surfaces with a durable, robust and thin hydrophobic layer, which is required for efficient dropwise condensation. Here, we report the non-structured and ultrathin (~6 nm) polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) brushes on copper that sustain high-performing dropwise condensation in high supersaturation. Due to the flexible hydrophobic siloxane polymer chains, the coating has low resistance to drop sliding and excellent chemical stability. The PDMS brushes can sustain dropwise condensation for up to ~8 h during exposure to 111 °C saturated steam flowing at 3 m/s, with a 5-7 times higher heat transfer coefficient compared to filmwise condensation. The surface is self-cleaning and can reduce bacterial attachment by 99%. This low-cost, facile, fluorine-free, and scalable method is suitable for a great variety of condensation heat transfer applications. |
| title | Durable, ultrathin, and antifouling polymer brush coating for efficient condensation heat transfer |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.13353 |