Tag: Phase Change Physics
A Unified Relationship for Evaporation Kinetics
We experimentally realized and elucidated kinetically limited evaporation where the molecular gas dynamics close to the liquid-vapor interface dominate the overall transport. This process fundamentally dictates the performance of various evaporative systems and has received significant theoretical interest. However, experimental studies have been limited due to the difficulty of isolating the interfacial thermal resistance. Here, (…)
Modeling Evaporation from Nanopores
Evaporation from nanopores is of fundamental interest in nature and various industrial applications. We present a theoretical framework to elucidate evaporation and transport within nanopores by incorporating non-equilibrium effects due to the deviation from classical kinetic theory. Additionally, we include the non-local effects arising from phase-change in nanoporous geometries, and the self-regulation of the shape (…)