Gas–liquid two-phase flow in serpentine microchannel with different wall wettability

Gas–liquid flow in serpentine microchannel with different surface properties exhibits drastically different flow behavior. With water and air as working fluids, the method of numerical simulation was adopted in this paper based on CLSVOF(coupled level set and volume of fluid method) multiphase model. After verifying the reasonability of the model through experiment, by changing wall properties and Re number(Re<1500), the influences of contact angle and surface roughness on flow regime and Po number were discussed. Moreover, the difference of pressure drop between curve and straight microchannel was also calculated. Beyond that, the combined effect of curve channel and wall properties on flow resistance was analyzed. This paper finds that wall properties have great influence on gas–liquid flow in microchannels not only on flow regime but also flow characteristics. Meanwhile, the pressure drop in curve microchannels is larger than straight. It is more beneficial for fluid flowing when the straight part of microchannel is hydrophilic smooth wall and curve part is hydrophobic with large roughness.

超疏水涂层的制备、性能及应用研究进展

随着材料工程和涂料工业的发展,具有耐腐蚀、自清洁、防雾、减阻或抗结冰等性能的超疏水涂层由于能够满足不同应用领域的功能需求,越来越受到研究人员的关注。此外,通过进一步在涂层内部引入隔热、防冰、阻燃、防腐等功能填料可赋予其多功能性,极大地拓宽了超疏水涂层的应用领域。本文首先对超疏水涂层的原理进行了梳理;进一步阐述了超疏水涂层的经典润湿理论,包括杨氏模型、Wenzel模型和Cassie-Baxter模型;随后分析了超疏水涂层不同制备方法的特点,并对各方法的优缺点进行了对比;最后通过介绍掺杂功能填料的多功能超疏水涂层研究进展,指出超疏水涂层存在的主要问题,并对其发展方向进行了展望。

提升超疏水材料力学耐久性的研究进展

超疏水材料因其独特的润湿性被广泛应用于防污防腐、水下减阻及油水分离等众多领域。然而,大多数超疏水材料在受到外界机械磨损后,容易造成其表面的微观结构塌陷或者低表面能物质消耗,而影响或丧失超疏水性能。通过对表面润湿模型的分析,阐明了两条增强超疏水材料力学耐久性的主体思路,并介绍了超疏水材料力学耐久性的典型测试方法及其特点;其次,基于国内外研究现状和发展趋势的分析与梳理,归纳了4种提升超疏水材料力学耐久性的策略,分别为设计微纳米多级粗糙结构、引入高分子粘结层、构建自相似结构及自修复功能化;最后,总结了提升超疏水材料力学耐久性所面临的挑战,并展望了其未来的发展前景。