Vapor chambers (VC) are passive heat spreaders that dissipate localized heat by distributing their working liquid’s latent heat in efficient ways, and in turn, promoting device …
Surfaces with extreme wettability (too low, superhydrophobic; too high, superhydrophilic) have attracted considerable attention over the past two decades. Titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) has …
Hypothesis The interfacial energy γ sl between a solid and a liquid designates the affinity between these two phases, and in turn, the macroscopic wettability of the surface by the fluid. …
Heat pipes are metal-wick equipped systems that circulate a phase-changing liquid and transfer heat more effectively than solid-metal compact heat spreaders. Metal wicks are effective …
The characterization “thermal diode” (TD) has been used to portray systems that spread heat very efficiently in a specific direction but obstruct it from flowing in the opposite direction. In …
Background Humans emit approximately 30 million microbial cells per hour into their immediate vicinity. However, sampling of aerosolized microbial taxa (aerobiome) remains largely …
Efficient thermal management in high-power electronics cooling can be achieved using phase-change heat transfer devices, such as vapor chambers. Traditional vapor chambers use …
Spreading of liquid droplets on wettability-confined paths has attracted considerable attention in the past decade. On the other hand, the inverse scenario of a gas bubble spreading on …
The ever-increasing need for power consumption in electronic devices, coupled with the requirement for thinner size, calls for the development of efficient heat spreading components. …
Heat pipe heat spreaders are metal-wick based cooling devices which circulate a phase-changing liquid to transfer heat more efficiently than solid-metal heat sinks. Although metal …