Pool boiling on nano-textured surfaces comprised of electrically-assisted supersonically solution-blown, copper-plated nanofibers: Experiments and theory

Pool boiling of ethanol, water and their binary mixtures on nano-textured surfaces comprised of copper-plated nanofibers was studied experimentally. The nanofiber-covered surfaces were formed using polymer nanofibers produced by the electrically-assisted supersonic solution blowing process followed by copper-plating. The pool boiling data on the nano-textured surfaces did not follow the standard boiling curve and showed a sharp deviation. In …