Design and construction of a Laplace and wettability gradient field for efficient water collection
Qiuyue Wang, Fuchao Yang, Zhiguang Guo
Abstract
A scheme combining wettability and bioinspired surface topography improves the water-collection efficiency to 136.7%.
Topics & Concepts
WettingSuperhydrophilicityLaplace pressureSubstrate (aquarium)Materials scienceLaplace transformChemical engineeringSurface (topology)Contact angleNanotechnologyComposite materialGeologyMathematicsEngineeringGeometryPhysicsMathematical analysisQuantum mechanicsOceanographySurface tensionSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials