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Nanoscale modification of key surface parameters to augment pool boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux in water and dielectric fluids
Forrest, Eric Christopher (2009)
- Advisors: Jacopo Buongiorno; Lin-Wen Hu
- Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Heat transfer via dropwise condensation on hydrophobic microstructured surfaces
Ruleman, Karlen E. (Karlen Elizabeth) (2009)
- Advisor: Evelyn N. Wang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Heat transfer rates for filmwise, dropwise, and superhydrophobic condensation on silicon substrates
Hery, Travis M (2011)
- Advisor: Evelyn N. Wang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hierarchical superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces for condensation applications
Lopez, Ken, S.B (2012)
- Advisor: Evelyn N. Wang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Experimental investigation of effects of surface roughness, wettability and boiling-time on steady state and transient CHF for nanofluids
Sharma, Vivek Inder (2012)
- Advisors: Jacopo Buongiomo; Lin-wen Hu
- Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Evaporation-induced non-wetting droplets on superhydrophilic surfaces
Adera, Solomon (Solomon E.) (2012)
- Advisor: Evelyn N. Wang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Separate effects of surface roughness, wettability and porosity on boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux and optimization of boiling surfaces
O'Hanley, Harrison Fagan (2012)
- Advisors: Jacopo Buongiorno; Thomas McKrell
- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Nanostructured thin film thermoelectric composite materials using conductive polymer PEDOT:PSS
Kuryak, Chris A. (Chris Adam) (2013)
- Advisor: Yang Shao-Horn
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Advisor: Jing Kong
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Growth of amorphous tungsten silicide and study of the proximity effect at low dimensions for superconducting applications
Surick, Jonathan Jacob (2015)
- Advisor: Karl K. Berggren
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science