Capillary-fed, thin film evaporation devices
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Capillary-fed, thin film evaporation devices.pdf
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Author(s)
Vaartstra, Geoffrey
Zhang, Lenan
Lu, Zhengmao
Díaz-Marín, Carlos D
Grossman, Jeffrey C
Wang, Evelyn N
Date Issued
2020
Journal
Journal of Applied Physics
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Citation
Vaartstra, Geoffrey, Zhang, Lenan, Lu, Zhengmao, Díaz-Marín, Carlos D, Grossman, Jeffrey C et al. 2020. "Capillary-fed, thin film evaporation devices." Journal of Applied Physics, 128 (13).
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Abstract
© 2020 Author(s). Evaporation plays a critical role in a range of technologies that power and sustain our society. Wicks are widely used as passive, capillary-fed evaporators, attracting much interest since these devices are highly efficient, compact, and thermally stable. While wick-based evaporators can be further improved with advanced materials and fabrication techniques, modeling of heat and mass transport at the device level is vital for guiding these innovations. In this perspective, we present the design and optimization of capillary-fed, thin film evaporation devices through a heat and mass transfer lens. This modeling framework can guide future research into materials innovations, fabrication of novel architectures, and systems design/optimization for next generation, high-performance wick-based evaporators. Furthermore, we describe specific challenges and opportunities for the fundamental understanding of evaporation physics. Finally, we apply our modeling framework to the analysis of two important applications-solar vapor generation and electronics cooling devices.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0021674
