BUBBLE GROWING AND DEPARTURE ON HYDROPHILIC, SUPERHYDROPHOBIC

AND BIPHILIC SURFACES FOR COOLING APPLICATIONS

P. Pontes, E. Teodori, A.S. Moita and A.L.N. Moreira
IN+ LISBOA / LARSyS

| EXPERIMENTAL SETUP | BIPHILIC SURFACES

BIPHIL 10 mm BIPHIL 2 x 5 mm BIPHIL 9 x 2 mm

EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

| BOILING CURVES | SINGLE BUBBLE ANALYSIS

| BUBBLE CURVATURE*
BIPHIL 9 x 2 mm BIPHIL 2 x 5 mm
MEAN CURVATURE (mm-1)
(mm-1)

Z AXYS COORDINATE/ HEIGHT (mm) MAXIMUM CURVATURE

MEAN CURVATURE

Note: the bubble plot coordinates are expressed in mm MINIMUM CURVATURE