Passive Actuation of Elastic Slippery Rough Surfaces for Fog Harvesting

Hannah Lee Feldstein
Fog harvesting relies on a material's ability to quickly repel water droplets off its surface. Elastic slippery rough surfaces, consisting of PDMS lubricant-covered micropillars, exhibit passive actuation under fog harvesting conditions, resulting in more efficient water collection. In addition, a series of surface characterization tests were performed on these elastic slippery rough surfaces to gain a better understanding of how micropillar elasticity influences mobile Wenzel state droplets.
Major: 
Mechanical Engineering
Exhibition Category: 
Engineering
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Tak-Sing Wong, Professor
Poster Number: 
261