Frost spreading and pattern formation on microstructured surfaces
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2021
Abstract
Frost is found in nature as a symphony of nucleation and heat and mass transport, cascading from angstroms to several meters. Here, we use laser-induced fluorescence microscopy to investigate the pattern formation of frost growth in experiments which tune the mesoscopic length scale by using microstructured pillar arrays as a frost condenser surface. By controlling the degree of surface supercooling and the amount of condensate, different modes of frost patterning are uncovered, ranging from complete surface coverage to fractal-looking and limited-coverage structures of spiky appearance.
Identifier
85116863739 (Scopus)
Publication Title
Physical Review E
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.104.044901
e-ISSN
24700053
ISSN
24700045
PubMed ID
34781430
Issue
4
Volume
104
Grant
722497
Fund Ref
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Recommended Citation
Hauer, Lukas; Wong, William S.Y.; Sharifi-Aghili, Azadeh; Kondic, Lou; and Vollmer, Doris, "Frost spreading and pattern formation on microstructured surfaces" (2021). Faculty Publications. 3763.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/3763