ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR LEVITATING LIQUIDS ON SURFACES, AND DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME
    1.
    发明授权
    ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR LEVITATING LIQUIDS ON SURFACES, AND DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME 有权
    制品和方法浮动液体的表面上,因此配置的机器

    公开(公告)号:EP2861346B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-17

    申请号:EP13740088.3

    申请日:2013-06-13

    IPC分类号: B01L3/00

    摘要: Methods described herein provide a way to reduce or eliminate drag and adhesion of a substance flowing over a surface by creating a vapor cushion via evaporation of a phase-changing material of or on the surface or encapsulated within textures of the surface. The vapor cushion causes the flowing substance to be suspended over the surface, greatly reducing friction, drag, and adhesion between the flowing substance and the surface. The temperature of the flowing substance is above the sublimation point and/or melting point of the phase-changing material. The phase-changing material undergoes a phase change (evaporation or sublimation) upon contact with the flowing substance due to local heat transfer from the flowing substance to the material, generating a vapor cushion between the solid or liquid material and the flowing substance.

    ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR LEVITATING LIQUIDS ON SURFACES, AND DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME
    2.
    发明公开
    ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR LEVITATING LIQUIDS ON SURFACES, AND DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME 有权
    制品和方法浮动液体的表面上,因此配置的机器

    公开(公告)号:EP2861346A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-22

    申请号:EP13740088.3

    申请日:2013-06-13

    IPC分类号: B01L3/00

    摘要: Methods described herein provide a way to reduce or eliminate drag and adhesion of a substance flowing over a surface by creating a vapor cushion via evaporation of a phase-changing material of or on the surface or encapsulated within textures of the surface. The vapor cushion causes the flowing substance to be suspended over the surface, greatly reducing friction, drag, and adhesion between the flowing substance and the surface. The temperature of the flowing substance is above the sublimation point and/or melting point of the phase-changing material. The phase-changing material undergoes a phase change (evaporation or sublimation) upon contact with the flowing substance due to local heat transfer from the flowing substance to the material, generating a vapor cushion between the solid or liquid material and the flowing substance.