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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Evelyn Wang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ryan Enright, Whitestone, NY (US);
Young Suk Nam, Cambridge, MA (US);
Nenad Miljkovic, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/16 (2006.01); C23C 8/42 (2006.01); C23C 8/80 (2006.01); C23C 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/16 (2013.01); C23C 8/42 (2013.01); C23C 8/80 (2013.01); C23C 30/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24355 (2015.01);
Abstract
Condensation can be an important process in both emerging and traditional power generation and water desalination technologies. Superhydrophobic nanostructures can promise enhanced condensation heat transfer by reducing the characteristic size of departing droplets via a surface-tension-driven mechanism. A superhydrophobic surface can include nanostructures of a metal oxide having further surface modification.