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A series of hydrophobic surfaces with different contact angles were fabricated by chemical etching and fluorination modification, the largest water contact angle was measured to be 155.2°. Comparative micro-observations of the water droplets formation, freezing process and frost crystals growth were carried out on both the hydrophobic surfaces and the plain copper surface under the same conditions. The experimental results showed that the water droplets condensed on the hydrophobic were smaller and present a more spherical shape when compared with that on the plain copper surface. The freezing time of the droplets on the hydrophobic surface was later than that on the plain copper surface. Moreover, the frost crystals formed on the hydrophobic surface were sparse and can thaw quickly. The mechanism of surface hydrophobicity influence on droplets frozen and frost formation was analyzed theoretically based on the phase transition theory.
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Journal of Engineering Thermophysics
ISSN: 0253-231X
Year: 2011
Issue: 3
Volume: 32
Page: 473-476
ESI Discipline: PHYSICS;
JCR Journal Grade:4
CAS Journal Grade:4
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