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Effect of Nano-Fiber Mat on Droplet Formation. Julie Kraus Research Advisor – Professor Alexander Yarin Main Graduate Student Advisor – Suman Ray. Why is this important?. Dropwise condensation has applications in cooling electrical systems - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Effect of Nano-Fiber Mat on Droplet Formation
Julie KrausResearch Advisor – Professor Alexander YarinMain Graduate Student Advisor – Suman Ray
Why is this important?
• Dropwise condensation has applications in cooling electrical systems
• Retarding dropwise condensation could prevent corrosion of metals
Kelvin Equation
Capillary Tube
Symbols
Bernoulli Equation
If we assume that the liquid is incompressible
Kelvin Equation
Symbols
Capillary Tube
Kelvin Equation
Symbols
Capillary Tube
Ideal Gas Law
Kelvin Equation
Symbols
Capillary Tube
Summery
Capillary Tube
Implications
Rough Surface (nano-fiber mat)Smooth Surface
ElectrospinningPros Cons
• Very consistent fiber thickness
• High quality nano-fiber
• Does not work for every polymer
• Slower than most other nano-fiber fabrication methods
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Liquid Polymer
Taylor Cone
Charged Plate
Copper Nano-fiber Mat
Basic Procedure
Basic Procedure
LED’s
Glare Hoods
Samples Light
Walls of Condensation Chamber
Data
Data Processing
Data Processing
Data Processing
Data Processing
Results
Results
Further Work
1. Testing different types of fibermats
2. Refining of the Matlab code
3. Testing at different temperatures
Questions?
I would like to acknowledge the financial support from the National Science Foundation, EEC-NSF Grant # 1062943