Internal and interfacial microstructure characterization of ice droplets on surfaces by X-ray Computed Tomography KU Leuven
HYPOTHESIS: Characterizing the microstructure of an ice/surface interface and its effect on the icephobic behavior of surfaces remains a significant challenge. Introducing X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) can provide unprecedented insights into the internal (porosity) and interfacial structures, i.e. wetting regime, between (super)hydrophobic surfaces and ice by visualizing these optically inaccessible regions. EXPERIMENTS: Frozen droplets with ...