Predictive Model for Ice Formation on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

• Published in: Langmuir Vol. 27; no. 23; pp. 14143 - 14150
• Main Authors: Bahadur, Vaibhav, Mishchenko, Lidiya, Hatton, Benjamin, Taylor, J. Ashley, Aizenberg, Joanna, Krupenkin, Tom
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 06.12.2011
• Subjects: Chemistry; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; Ice; Interfaces: Adsorption, Reactions, Films, Forces; Models, Chemical; Particle Size; Surface Properties; Thermodynamics; Device; Fluid; Prediction; Heterogeneous nucleation; Ice; Droplet; Conversion; Modeling; Design; Thermal properties; Chemical reduction; Liquid; Chemistry; Energy; Dynamics; Morphology; Models; Supercooled water; Heat transfer

The prevention and control of ice accumulation has important applications in aviation, building construction, and energy conversion devices. One area of active research concerns the use of superhydrophobic surfaces for preventing ice formation. The present work develops a physics-based modeling fram...