Dropwise Condensation on Inclined Textured Surfaces

• Main Authors: Khandekar, Sameer (Author), Muralidhar, Krishnamurthy (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Fluid mechanics.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.

Dropwise Condensation on Textured Surfaces presents a holistic framework for understanding dropwise condensation through mathematical modeling and meaningful experiments. The book presents a review of the subject required to build up models as well as to design experiments. Emphasis is placed on the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Modeling Dropwise Condensation
• Dropwise Condensation: Simulation Results
• Dropwise Condensation: Experiments
• Concluding remarks and perspectives.