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Condensation on surfaces

US10161037B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Inventors

Nenad Miljkovic · Cambridge, US
Daniel Preston · Elmont, US
Ryan Enright · Great Neck, US
Evelyn N. Wang · Cambridge, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 19, 2014
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01D5/0042
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A uniform external field can enhance condensation on a superhydrophobic surface. Jumping droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces accumulate a positive charge which promises the manipulation and control of jumping behavior using external electric fields.

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