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20102023
most citedDo surfaces with mixed hydrophilic and hydrophobic areas enhance pool boiling?

468 citations · 515 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

physics.flu-dyn2023★ 18 cited

Multi-level adaptive particle refinement method with large refinement scale ratio and new free-surface detection algorithm for complex fluid-structure interaction problems

Tianrun Gao, Huihe Qiu, Lin Fu

Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) is a crucial problem in ocean engineering. The smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method has been employed recently for FSI problems in light o…

physics.flu-dyn2022

Supercooled Droplet Icing and Self-Jumping on Micro/nanostructured Surfaces: Role of Vaporization Momentum

Samuel C. Y. Au, Xiao Yan, Sui Cheong Chan +10

Phase change under reduced environmental pressures is key to understanding liquid discharge and propulsion processes for aerospace applications. A representative case is the sessil…

physics.flu-dyn2022★ 28 cited

A Block-based Adaptive Particle Refinement SPH Method for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems

Tianrun Gao, Huihe Qiu, Lin Fu

The multi-resolution method, e.g., the Adaptive Particle Refinement (APR) method, has been developed to increase the local particle resolution and therefore the solution quality wi…

physics.flu-dyn2016★ 1 cited

Dragonflies Utilize Flapping Wings Phasing and Spanwise Characteristics to Achieve Aerodynamic Performance

Csaba Hefler, Huihe Qiu, Wei Shyy

While dragonflies are highly agile flyers, some key aerodynamic mechanisms responsible for their flight performance remain inadequately understood. Based on forward flight conditio…

physics.flu-dyn2016

Critical Capillary Number of Interfacial Film Displacement in a Capillary Tube

Changfei Yan, Huihe Qiu

The role of surface tension and wettability in the dynamics of air-liquid interfaces during immiscible fluid displacement flows in capillary tube driven by pressure has been invest…

physics.flu-dyn2010★ 468 cited

Do surfaces with mixed hydrophilic and hydrophobic areas enhance pool boiling?

Amy Betz, Jie Xu, Huihe Qiu +1

We demonstrate that smooth and flat surfaces combining hydrophilic and hydrophobic patterns improve pool boiling performance. Compared to a hydrophilic surface with 7 degree wettin…