Plasma Hydrophilization of Superhydrophobic Surface and Its Aging Behavior: The Effect of Micro/nanostructured Surface

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 368-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faze Chen ◽  
Wenji Xu ◽  
Shuai Huang ◽  
Jiyu Liu ◽  
Jinlong Song ◽  
...  
Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1026
Author(s):  
Eunmi Cho ◽  
Mac Kim ◽  
Jin-Seong Park ◽  
Sang-Jin Lee

Herein, an antireflection and superhydrophobic film was obtained by uniformly forming nanostructures on the surface of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate using oxygen plasma without a pattern mask and coating plasma-polymer-fluorocarbon (PPFC) on the nanostructured surface by mid-range frequency sputtering. PPFC/nanostructured-PET showed a reflectance of 4.2%, which is 56% lower than that of the PET film. Haze was also improved. Nanostructured-PET exhibited a superhydrophilic surface due to plasma deformation and a superhydrophobic surface could be realized by coating PPFC on the nanostructured surface. The PPFC coating prevented the aging of polymer film nanostructures and showed excellent durability in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment. It exhibited excellent flexibility to maintain the superhydrophobic surface, even at a mechanical bending radius of 1 mm, and could retain its properties even after repeated bending for 10,000 times.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huihe Qiu ◽  
Yinchuang Yang

In this chapter, we describe surface modification techniques for enhancing heat/mass transfer and evaporation on heated surfaces. The effect of asymmetrical structure in designing a vapor chamber, patterned with multiscale micro/nanostructured surfaces will be introduced. The wettability patterned surface and its mechanism for improving the evaporation rate of a droplet and the thermal performance of nucleate boiling are discussed. An ultrathin vapor chamber based on a wettability patterned evaporator is introduced as a case for the application of the wettability pattern. Besides, modifying the surface with nanostructure to form a multiscale micro/nanostructured surface or superhydrophobic surface also enhances the phase change. Several types of heat spreaders are proposed to investigate the effects of multiscale micro/nanostructured surface and nanostructured superhydrophobic condenser on the thermal performance of the heat spreaders, respectively. The effects of multiscale micro/nanostructured evaporator surfaces with wettability patterns will be analyzed and experimental data will be presented.


2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Nasdala ◽  
Y. Wei ◽  
H. Rothert ◽  
M. Kaliske

Abstract It is a challenging task in the design of automobile tires to predict lifetime and performance on the basis of numerical simulations. Several factors have to be taken into account to correctly estimate the aging behavior. This paper focuses on oxygen reaction processes which, apart from mechanical and thermal aspects, effect the tire durability. The material parameters needed to describe the temperature-dependent oxygen diffusion and reaction processes are derived by means of the time–temperature–superposition principle from modulus profiling tests. These experiments are designed to examine the diffusion-limited oxidation (DLO) effect which occurs when accelerated aging tests are performed. For the cord-reinforced rubber composites, homogenization techniques are adopted to obtain effective material parameters (diffusivities and reaction constants). The selection and arrangement of rubber components influence the temperature distribution and the oxygen penetration depth which impact tire durability. The goal of this paper is to establish a finite element analysis based criterion to predict lifetime with respect to oxidative aging. The finite element analysis is carried out in three stages. First the heat generation rate distribution is calculated using a viscoelastic material model. Then the temperature distribution can be determined. In the third step we evaluate the oxygen distribution or rather the oxygen consumption rate, which is a measure for the tire lifetime. Thus, the aging behavior of different kinds of tires can be compared. Numerical examples show how diffusivities, reaction coefficients, and temperature influence the durability of different tire parts. It is found that due to the DLO effect, some interior parts may age slower even if the temperature is increased.


2017 ◽  
Vol 727 ◽  
pp. 447-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Dai ◽  
Hua Yan ◽  
Jian Jian Yang ◽  
Jun Jun Guo

To evaluate the aging behavior of high density polyethylene (HDPE) under an artificial accelerated environment, principal component analysis (PCA) was used to establish a non-dimensional expression Z from a data set of multiple degradation parameters of HDPE. In this study, HDPE samples were exposed to the accelerated thermal oxidative environment for different time intervals up to 64 days. The results showed that the combined evaluating parameter Z was characterized by three-stage changes. The combined evaluating parameter Z increased quickly in the first 16 days of exposure and then leveled off. After 40 days, it began to increase again. Among the 10 degradation parameters, branching degree, carbonyl index and hydroxyl index are strongly associated. The tensile modulus is highly correlated with the impact strength. The tensile strength, tensile modulus and impact strength are negatively correlated with the crystallinity.


Author(s):  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Guiling Li ◽  
Donghai Li ◽  
Xinrui Zhang ◽  
Quhao Li ◽  
...  

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
Ming-Jun Liao ◽  
Li-Qiang Duan

The influence of different wettability on explosive boiling exhibits a significant distinction, where the hydrophobic surface is beneficial for bubble nucleation and the hydrophilic surface enhances the critical heat flux. Therefore, to receive a more suitable surface for the explosive boiling, in this paper a hybrid hydrophobic–hydrophilic nanostructured surface was built by the method of molecular dynamics simulation. The onset temperatures of explosive boiling with various coating thickness, pillar width, and film thicknesses were investigated. The simulation results show that the hybrid nanostructure can decrease the onset temperature compared to the pure hydrophilic surface. It is attributed to the effect of hydrophobic coating, which promotes the formation of bubbles and causes a quicker liquid film break. Furthermore, with the increase of the hydrophobic coating thickness, the onset temperature of explosive boiling decreases. This is because the process of heat transfer between the liquid film and the hybrid nanostructured surface is inevitably enhanced. In addition, the onset temperature of explosive boiling on the hybrid wetting surface decreases with the increase of pillar width and liquid film thickness.


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