Dynamics of a water droplet on the heated surface of nano- And micro-structures

Seol Ha Kim, Ho Seon Ahn, Joonwon Kim, Moo Hwan Kim

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Abstract

In this study, we investigated the dynamic behavior of a water droplet near the Leidenfrost point (LFP) of bare and modified zirconium alloy surfaces with bundles of nanotubes (∼10-100 nm) or micro mountain-like structures using highspeed photography. A deionized water droplet (6 μL) was dropped onto the sample surfaces (20 × 25 × 0.7 mm) that were heated to temperatures ranging from 250°C to the LFP. The modified zirconium alloy surfaces showed complete wetting and well-spread features at room temperature due to strong liquid spreading by the structure. The meniscus of the liquid droplet on the structured surface experienced more vigorous dynamics with intensive nucleate boiling, compared with the clean, bare surface. The cutback phenomenon was observed on the bare surface; however, the structured surfaces showed a water droplet "burst". We observed that the LFPs were 449°C, 522°C, and 570°C, corresponding to the bare, micro-, and nano-structures, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels Collocated with the ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Division Sum, ICNMM 2012
Pages751-760
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, ICNMM 2012 Collocated with the ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. and the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Division Sum, ICNMM 2012 - Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Duration: 8 Jul 201212 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels Collocated with the ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. and the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Division Sum, ICNMM 2012

Conference

ConferenceASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, ICNMM 2012 Collocated with the ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. and the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Division Sum, ICNMM 2012
Country/TerritoryPuerto Rico
CityRio Grande
Period8/07/1212/07/12

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