Frosting is an inevitable adverse phenomenon in many fields such as industrial refrigeration,cryo-genics,and heat pump air conditioning,which may influence the efficiency of the equipment and increase the energy consu...Frosting is an inevitable adverse phenomenon in many fields such as industrial refrigeration,cryo-genics,and heat pump air conditioning,which may influence the efficiency of the equipment and increase the energy consumption of the system.The complicated louvered-fin structure and fuid-channels arrangements of the microchannel heat exchanger(HEX)will affect the heat transfer performance and frosting characteristics.First,this article analyzes different factors such as refrigerant distribution,refrigerant fow pattern,and HEX surface temperature distribution.Further,combined with the features of the microchannel HEX,the existing anti-frosting technologies and various methods of surface treatment for anti-frosting are summarized.The review focuses on the preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces and their superior properties.Furthermore,the internal mechanism is analyzed in conjunction with the relevant research of our group.Superhydrophobic character has excellent anti-frosting performance and heat transfer performance,which is of great significance for improving energy-saving and system performance.Finally,the future development of superhydrophobic surface technology is analyzed and prospected.展开更多
Understanding the unique characteristics of continuous-flow photochemistry will lead to a paradigm shift in the way we enhance sustainability and wellbeing.In this mini-review,we first provide a succinct overview of w...Understanding the unique characteristics of continuous-flow photochemistry will lead to a paradigm shift in the way we enhance sustainability and wellbeing.In this mini-review,we first provide a succinct overview of working principles of this technique and discuss several recent synthetic protocols.Then,emphasis is given to those representative examples which address environmental issues such as indoor air pollutants and water contamination.Finally,recent progress made using this technique to deal with rising CO2 emission,solar energy utilization and biomedical equipment is described.It is believed that this mini-review could inspire more chemists to utilize this technique in their research,either in the academic or industrial field.展开更多
文摘Frosting is an inevitable adverse phenomenon in many fields such as industrial refrigeration,cryo-genics,and heat pump air conditioning,which may influence the efficiency of the equipment and increase the energy consumption of the system.The complicated louvered-fin structure and fuid-channels arrangements of the microchannel heat exchanger(HEX)will affect the heat transfer performance and frosting characteristics.First,this article analyzes different factors such as refrigerant distribution,refrigerant fow pattern,and HEX surface temperature distribution.Further,combined with the features of the microchannel HEX,the existing anti-frosting technologies and various methods of surface treatment for anti-frosting are summarized.The review focuses on the preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces and their superior properties.Furthermore,the internal mechanism is analyzed in conjunction with the relevant research of our group.Superhydrophobic character has excellent anti-frosting performance and heat transfer performance,which is of great significance for improving energy-saving and system performance.Finally,the future development of superhydrophobic surface technology is analyzed and prospected.
基金Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21771088)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.LY20B010005)the open research funds of JLU(2020-9)&FJIRSM,CAS(No.20170034)。
文摘Understanding the unique characteristics of continuous-flow photochemistry will lead to a paradigm shift in the way we enhance sustainability and wellbeing.In this mini-review,we first provide a succinct overview of working principles of this technique and discuss several recent synthetic protocols.Then,emphasis is given to those representative examples which address environmental issues such as indoor air pollutants and water contamination.Finally,recent progress made using this technique to deal with rising CO2 emission,solar energy utilization and biomedical equipment is described.It is believed that this mini-review could inspire more chemists to utilize this technique in their research,either in the academic or industrial field.
