Ultra-efficient two-phase evaporators/boilers enabled by nanotip-induced boundary layers
US10386133B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2260/02
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Microfluidic devices, along with methods of their fabrication, are provided. The microfluidic device can include a substrate defining a microchannel formed between a pair of side walls and a bottom surface and a plurality of nanotips positioned within the microchannel and proximate to each side wall such that a boundary layer is formed along each side wall between the plurality of nanotips and the side wall upon addition of a liquid into the microchannel.
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