On the Individual Droplet Growth Modeling and Heat Transfer Analysis in Dropwise Condensation

• Published in: IEEE transactions on components, packaging, and manufacturing technology (2011) Vol. 11; no. 10; pp. 1668 - 1678
• Main Authors: Azarifar, Mohammad, Budakli, Mete, Basol, Altug M., Arik, Mehmet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.10.2021; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Boundary conditions; Condensation; Contact angle; Droplet growth; Droplets; dropwise condensation (DWC); Heat transfer; Marangoni convection; Mass transfer; Mathematical models; Numerical models; Shape effects; Size distribution; Spreaders; Surface tension; Surface tension driven convection; Temperature gradients; Thermal management of electronics; Thermal resistance; vapor chamber; Vapors

The low convective coefficient at the condenser part of spreaders and vapor chambers due to film blanket blocking encourages utilizing dropwise condensation (DWC). Challenges exist in the experimental characterization of DWC, which includes dependence on numerous parameters and, more importantly, me...