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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
Taylor Phillip Allred, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Justin A. Weibel, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Suresh V. Garimella, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 13/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 13/187 (2013.01); F28F 2245/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods that utilize enhanced boiling surfaces to promote the efficiency of boiling. Such a system has a surface that is hydrophobic and exhibits a sufficiently low receding contact angle to a liquid such that vapor spreading during bubble growth and premature transition to film boiling is mitigated.