The pore-level two-phase fluids flow mechanism needs to be understood for geological CO2 sequestration as a solution to mitigate anthropogenic emission of carbon dioxide. Capillary pressure at the interface of water–CO2 influences CO2 injectability,...
By using clear vapor–liquid interface line images of the liquid inside the capillary, the measurement coordinate points of the vapor–liquid interface line were measured. A new method for measuring liquid contact angle has been proposed, w...
In real life, sessile droplets usually have a three-dimensional shape, making it difficult to understand their forced wetting behavior, both from an experimental and a theoretical perspective. Even in the case of spreading under quasi-static conditio...
Surface topography and physical-chemical properties usually play a key-role in both osseointegration improvement and bacterial colonization reduction over the surface of dental implants. The aim of this study is to compare the chemical and bacteriolo...
An Ultrasonic Test (UT), a type of non-destructive test, is used to inspect the manufacturing integrity of carbon spar-caps of wind blades. When performing a UT, an intermediate medium is used to improve the signal detection ability between the inspe...
This paper addresses the influence of hydrostatic pressure (
Several hydrophobic and superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces were prepared with a three-step process that includes chemical etching, a treatment in hot water and a further coating with fluoroalkysiloxane (FAS). By varying the concentration of the etcha...
Saturated aqueous salt solutions have diverse applications in food production, mineral processing, pharmaceuticals, and environmental monitoring. However, the random and disordered arrangement of ions in these solutions poses limitations across diffe...
Improving the utilization rate of pesticides is key to achieve a reduction and synergism, and adding appropriate surfactant to pesticide preparation is an effective way to improve pesticide utilization. Fluorinated surfactants have excellent surface...
The purpose of this work is to study the accelerated aging behavior of a room-temperature vulcanized (RTV) silicone rubber anti-pollution flashover coating. Red, blue and gray RTV rubber samples were selected to prepare coatings on the surface of sta...
In this study, antibacterial polymer blends based on Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Polystyrene-Ethylene-Butylene-Styrene (SEBS), loaded with the ionic liquid (IL) 1-hexadecyl-3-methyl imidazolium 1,3-dimethyl 5-sulfoisophthalate (HdmimDMSIP) at three...
Aiming at predicting what happens in reality inside mills, the contact parameters of iron ore particles for discrete element method (DEM) simulations should be determined accurately. To allow the irregular shape to be accurately determined, the spher...
In this research, the wetting property control of a stainless-steel surface, structured using parallel processing via an array of 64-femtosecond laser beams, is presented. The scanning of an 8 × 8-beam array over the sample was used to uniforml...
Indirect Evaporative Cooling (IEC) is a very promising technology to substitute and/or integrate traditional air conditioning systems, due to its ability to provide cooling capacity with limited power consumption. Literature studies proved that a hig...
Despite the robustness of thermosetting coatings in various applications, prolonged exposure to acidic environments can cause gradual deterioration, leading to structural or functional damage. This study investigates composite materials comprised of...
The characteristics of water droplet heating and evaporation on structured hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces in the range of static contact angles from 73° to 155° were studied experimentally using high-speed video recording. Two fundament...
This investigation of morphology-wetting links was performed using a biomimetic approach. Three natural leaves’ surfaces were studied: two bamboo varieties and Ginkgo Biloba. Multiscale surface topographies were analyzed by SEM observations, FFT, and...
Based on the as-synthesized modified polysiloxane containing pendant long-chain fluoroalkyl and silanoxy (PFAS) in our previous work, an in situ condensation reaction with silica sol was carried out to prepare a fluoroacrylate-modified polysiloxane n...
Wettability is an important property of solid surfaces and is widely used in many industries. In this work, seven silicon microstructure surfaces were made by plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII) technology. The experimental contact angles and th...
To enhance the precision of Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulation parameters for the grading of mechanically harvested fresh tea leaves, this study systematically measured the intrinsic physical and basic contact parameters of the Yinghong No. 9 c...
This paper presents an experimental study on the impact of magnetic nanofluid droplets on aluminum sheet surfaces subjected to a magnetic field. A magnetic nanofluid was prepared by synthesizing Fe3O4 nanoparticles and coating amounts of oleic acid s...
To obtain the physical parameters and contact parameters of ramie stalk decorticating simulation, the structural dimensions, density, moisture content, elastic modulus, and contact parameters of the ramie stalk were measured in this study based on th...
Pollution flashover accidents pose a great threat to the safe and stable operation of a power system, and superhydrophobic materials have broad application prospects in the field of pollution flashover prevention of the external insulation of transmi...
The effect of compositing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with polystyrene (PS) to fabricate nanofibrous membrane by electrospinning technique and comparing the direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) performance of the blank and composite...
Superhydrophobic surfaces have been widely employed in both fundamental research and industrial applications because of their self-cleaning, waterproof, and low-adhesion qualities. Maintaining the stability of the superhydrophobic state and avoiding...
The theoretical prediction models of contact angle were constructed by considering the interface free energy. Then, the square column structure on monocrystalline silicon was fabricated using micro-milling. The rationality of prediction models was va...
To study the contact parameters of the tobacco strips during redrying, in this study, the funnel stacking test is used to determine the stacking angle, and the discrete element method is used to simulate the formation process of the stacking angle, t...
Static contact angle measurement is a widely applied method for wettability assessment. Despite its convenience, it suffers from errors induced by contact angle hysteresis, material heterogeneity, and other factors. This paper discusses the oil drop...
To analyze the interaction between the surface soil and the soil-contacting component (65 Mn) in the camellia oleifera forest planting area in Changsha City, Hunan, China, in this study, we conducted discrete element calibration using physical and si...
This study explores the fabrication of hydrophobic surfaces on polymer components via Digital Light Processing (DLP), with emphases on how texture geometry, feature dimensions, and resin type influence surface wettability. Square and cylindrical micr...
This study aims to solve the icing problem of wind turbine blades in low-temperature environments and to improve the power generation efficiency of wind turbines. In this study, modified TiO2 particles (500 nm), butyl acetate solvent, polyaspartic ac...
To enhance the accuracy of discrete element method (DEM) simulation for the snow removal process performed by autonomous robots on membrane structures, this study calibrated the key contact parameters of snow particles used in the simulation. Through...
Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) can reduce ice adhesion, but their durability depends on coupled wetting, rheological, and phase-transition effects. Here, seven imidazolium ionic liquids (ILs) with varied alkyl and disiloxane substitu...
Silicone rubber (SIR) is used in high-voltage insulators because of its insulation, and excellent hydrophobicity is very important in harsh outdoor environments. To enhance the hydrophobicity and low-temperature resistance of silicone rubber, methyl...
Alkylsilane-derived hybrid films exhibiting excellent dynamic dewetting behaviors toward various liquids are promising, since they are smooth, highly transparent, and a low environmental burden. However, the detailed mechanism of their unique dynamic...
This study developed a human-friendly energy-efficient superhydrophobic polypropylene (PP) fabric by oxygen plasma etching and short-term thermal aging without additional chemicals. The effect of the microroughness on the superhydrophobicity was exam...
This study investigates the suitability of Piezoelectric Direct Discharge Plasma as a tool for wetting behaviour modification of PEEK and dentin, and compares the results of this method with low-pressure plasma treatment and phosphoric acid etching....
To simulate the interactions between a pneumatic cotton precision seed-metering device and coated delinted cotton seeds accurately, physical and simulation experiments based on a rotating drum apparatus were combined to calibrate the discrete element...
In order to improve the calculation efficiency of a discrete element EDEM (Discrete Element Method) numerical simulation software for micron particles, the particle model is linearly enlarged. At the same time, the parameters of the amplified particl...
The absence of discrete element contact parameters for suitable harvest rapeseed pods hinders accurate DEM simulations. This study presents the first systematic calibration of discrete element contact parameters for “Ningza 158” rapeseed...
The stiffness coefficient suited for a spherical contact body is developed by means of a contact semi-angle based on Steuermann’s theory. The new static contact force model is close to the results of FEM when the index of the polynomial is equa...
This study investigates the crashworthiness behavior of square aluminum thin-walled tubes subjected to both axial and oblique impact loading, emphasizing the effects of crushing angle and initial contact between impactor and tube on the plastic colla...
Microscopic and physico-chemical methods were used for a comprehensive surface characterization of different mechanically modified stainless steel surfaces. The surfaces were analyzed using high-resolution confocal microscopy, resulting in detailed i...
This study presents sufficient conditions for the stability or instability of the static liquid bridge appearing in crystal growth from the melt of micro-fibers, thin plates, and hollow micro-tubes of predetermined sizes using the pulling-down method...
A molecular modeling methodology is presented to analyze the wetting behavior of natural surfaces exhibiting roughness at the nanoscale. Using atomic force microscopy, the surface topology of a Ketton carbonate is measured with a nanometer resolution...
The seeds of Cyperus esculentus L. exhibit an uneven surface and irregular shape, which adversely affect precision seeding. Pre-sowing seed soaking treatment not only improves seeding performance, but also enhances the germination capability of C. es...
Superhydrophobic coatings are beneficial for applications like self-cleaning, anti-corrosion, and drag reduction. In this study, we investigated the impact of surface geometry on the static, dynamic, and sliding contact angles in the Cassie–Bax...
Simulation can be used to visualize the mechanical classification of walnuts. It can collect microscopic information about walnuts in the classification roller and guide its optimization design. In this process, simulation parameters are essential fa...
Silicone rubber insulators (SRIs) are widely used in high-voltage power grids. Due to high-voltage fields and harsh environmental conditions, SRIs eventually deteriorate with use in the power grid, decreasing their insulating performance and operatio...
This paper reports the application of superhydrophobic coatings on cotton fabrics and their functionalities for anti- and de-icing efficacy. Superhydrophobic cotton fabrics with different water-repellent properties have been achieved by decorating th...
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