Steerable drops on heated concentric microgroove arrays

Cong Liu; Chenguang Lu; Zichao Yuan; Cunjing Lv; Yahua Liu

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30837-z

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Steerable drops on heated concentric microgroove arrays

Cong Liu,
Chenguang Lu,
Zichao Yuan,
Cunjing Lv,
Yahua Liu

Affiliations

Cong Liu: Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology
Chenguang Lu: Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology
Zichao Yuan: Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology
Cunjing Lv: Department of Engineering Mechanics and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, AML, Tsinghua University
Yahua Liu: Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30837-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Guided drop transport at high temperature is of great importance in various water and thermal management technologies. Here, authors report a steerable drop transport dictated by the drop boiling states on heated concentric microgroove arrays.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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