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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Rong Xiao, Houston, TX (US);
Nenad Milikovic, Cambridge, MA (US);
Evelyn N. Wang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ryan Enright, Whitestone, NY (US);
Assignee:
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/02 (2006.01); F28F 13/18 (2006.01); B08B 17/06 (2006.01); B81C 1/00 (2006.01); C09D 5/16 (2006.01); B05D 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/00 (2006.01); B64D 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 13/187 (2013.01); B05D 5/02 (2013.01); B08B 17/065 (2013.01); B32B 5/00 (2013.01); B81C 1/00206 (2013.01); C09D 5/1681 (2013.01); B64D 15/00 (2013.01); D06M 2200/05 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24355 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24851 (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 a heterogeneous surface.