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Evaporation-Rate Control of Water Droplets on Flexible Transparent Heater for Sensor Application.

ABSTRACT: To develop high-performance de- or anti-frosting/icing devices based on transparent heaters, it is necessary to study the evaporation-rate control of droplets on heater surfaces. However, almost no research has been done on the evaporation-rate control of liquid droplets on transparent heaters. In this study, we investigate the evaporation characteristics of water droplets on transparent heater surfaces and determine that they depend upon the surface wettability, by modifying which, the complete evaporation time can be controlled. In addition, we study the defrosting and deicing performances through the surface wettability, by placing the flexible transparent heater on a webcam. The obtained results can be used as fundamental data for the transparent defrosting and deicing systems of closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera lenses, smart windows, vehicle backup cameras, aircraft windows, and sensor applications.

SUBMITTER: Park J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6891349 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evaporation-Rate Control of Water Droplets on Flexible Transparent Heater for Sensor Application.

Park Jaesoung J Lee Suhan S Kim Dong-Ik DI Kim Young-You YY Kim Samsoo S Kim Han-Jung HJ Kim Yoonkap Y

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 20191112 22

To develop high-performance de- or anti-frosting/icing devices based on transparent heaters, it is necessary to study the evaporation-rate control of droplets on heater surfaces. However, almost no research has been done on the evaporation-rate control of liquid droplets on transparent heaters. In this study, we investigate the evaporation characteristics of water droplets on transparent heater surfaces and determine that they depend upon the surface wettability, by modifying which, the complete ...[more]

PMID: 31718113

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