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ArticleScience advances2024

Robust hybrid diffusion control for long-term scalable frost prevention.

Christian Machado, Benjamin Stern, Haiyue Huang, Asma Ul Hosna Meem, Jiaxing Huang, Kyoo-Chul Kenneth Park

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6 authors.

Christian MachadoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5685-7324
Benjamin SternDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-5485-4831
Haiyue HuangDivision of Physical Sciences, College of Letters and Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
Asma Ul Hosna MeemDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Jiaxing HuangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9176-8901
Kyoo-Chul Kenneth ParkDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2630-0688

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antifrosting surfaces are critical to the efficient and safe operation of infrastructure in cold and humid environments where deposition of frost (porous ice) is thermodynamically inevitable. Such infrastructure can include above-ground power cables and outdoor heat pumps. Here, we introduce a hybrid surface design that passively controls the diffusion of water vapor over a surface to sustain flat frost-free regions for long periods of time. We report more than 150 hours (~1 week) of frost prevention for a single hybrid unit cell, which is three orders of magnitude longer than reported frosting onset for other state-of-the-art techniques. We then demonstrate the potential for large-area frost prevention by scalable tessellation of unit cells and an intrinsic durability to scratches/cracks and physical contamination.

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PMCPMC11524178

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