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Performance enhancement of subcooled flow boiling on graphene nanostructured surfaces with tunable wettability
Modifying the surface wettability at the solid-liquid interface can significantly improve flow boiling heat transfer. The graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and epoxy additives form nanocomposites coatings with tunable wettability (superhydrophilic, superhydrophobic and hydrophobic) via a thermal curing process. They are applied for enhancing the subcooled flow boiling heat transfer in a minichannel. By comparing with the uncoated surface, the superhydrophilic GNPs coating shows the highest boiling heat transfer coefficient with a maximum enhancement of 64.9 %. The nanocapillary-networks of the superhydrophilic GNPs coatings facilitate the fast water permeation effect and induce an effective filmwise boiling heat transfer. Moreover, the superhydrophilic GNPs coatings facilitate bubble detachment process and suppress the formation of dry spot during the boiling process. On the contrary, the hydrophobic and superhydrophobic GNPs coatings act as impervious blankets for the intercalation of water and deteriorate the flow boiling rates. The effects of the subcooled degree and the mass flux of the bulk flow on the performance enhancement are also investigated. This study aims to investigate the flow boiling enhancement attributed to the graphene functionalized coatings and provides interesting insights of the ultrafast water permeation mechanism of graphene into the subcooled flow boiling heat transfer.
Performance enhancement of subcooled flow boiling on graphene nanostructured surfaces with tunable wettability
Modifying the surface wettability at the solid-liquid interface can significantly improve flow boiling heat transfer. The graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and epoxy additives form nanocomposites coatings with tunable wettability (superhydrophilic, superhydrophobic and hydrophobic) via a thermal curing process. They are applied for enhancing the subcooled flow boiling heat transfer in a minichannel. By comparing with the uncoated surface, the superhydrophilic GNPs coating shows the highest boiling heat transfer coefficient with a maximum enhancement of 64.9 %. The nanocapillary-networks of the superhydrophilic GNPs coatings facilitate the fast water permeation effect and induce an effective filmwise boiling heat transfer. Moreover, the superhydrophilic GNPs coatings facilitate bubble detachment process and suppress the formation of dry spot during the boiling process. On the contrary, the hydrophobic and superhydrophobic GNPs coatings act as impervious blankets for the intercalation of water and deteriorate the flow boiling rates. The effects of the subcooled degree and the mass flux of the bulk flow on the performance enhancement are also investigated. This study aims to investigate the flow boiling enhancement attributed to the graphene functionalized coatings and provides interesting insights of the ultrafast water permeation mechanism of graphene into the subcooled flow boiling heat transfer.
Performance enhancement of subcooled flow boiling on graphene nanostructured surfaces with tunable wettability
Sia, Geng Di (author) / Tan, Ming Kwang (author) / Chen, Gooi Mee (author) / Hung, Yew Mun (author)
2021-10-01
Sia , G D , Tan , M K , Chen , G M & Hung , Y M 2021 , ' Performance enhancement of subcooled flow boiling on graphene nanostructured surfaces with tunable wettability ' , Case Studies in Thermal Engineering , vol. 27 , 101283 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.101283
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