Abstract:
Articles having surfaces with enhanced wetting properties are presented. One embodiment is an article having a surface configured for promoting a phase transformation from a liquid phase to a vapor phase. The article comprises an element comprising a surface disposed to be in contact with a liquid to be transformed to a vapor, and the surface comprises a plurality of surface features having a median feature size, a, and a median feature spacing, b, such that the ratio b/a is up to about 8. The surface comprises a material disposed to contact the liquid, and this material has a nominal wettability sufficient to generate a nominal contact angle of up to about 80 degrees with a drop of the liquid. Another embodiment is a fuel rod for a nuclear reactor comprising a surface configured as described above.
Abstract:
An apparatus for the transfer of heat is presented. The apparatus comprises a textured heat transfer surface disposed to promote condensation of a vapor medium to a liquid condensate, the surface comprising a plurality of surface texture features disposed on the heat transfer surface. The plurality of features has a median size, a median spacing, and a median height displacement such that the force exerted by the surface to pin a drop of condensate to the surface is equal to or less than an external force acting to remove the drop from the surface. Also included are heat pumps, systems for power generation, and distillation systems comprising the apparatus.
Abstract:
A condensation curable coating composition comprises the following and any reaction product thereof: (A) a room temperature vulcanizable polyorganosiloxane composition; and (B) a marine foul release-enhancing proportion of at least one organic compatible silicone fluid free from silanol groups and being capable of blooming to the surface of a cured product of component A.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of introducing enhanced biofouling release properties to intact biofouling release coatings by exposing the surface of the biofouling release coating to a restorative compound for a time sufficient to effect enhancement of biofouling release properties. Also disclosed are kits useful in carrying out these processes.
Abstract:
Sprayable, environmentally harmless addition curable silicone foul release coating compositions comprise a polyorganosiloxane having at least two organic radicals bound to silicon which have therein a carbon-carbon double bond, a polyorganosiloxane having at least two Si--H moieties per molecule, silica having a surface area in the range of about 100-600 m.sup.2 /g, a platinum group hydrosilylation catalyst and a polymerization inhibitor. One of the polyorganosiloxane components comprises internally functional and terminally functional compounds.
Abstract:
Cyclic aminoalkylsilane compositions are prepared by the reaction of approximately equimolar amounts of an aminoalkyltrialkoxysilane such as 3-aminopropyltrimethoxy-silane and a glycidyl ether such as methyl glycidyl ether. They are useful as adhesion promotors in room temperature vulcanizable compositions comprising polyalkoxysilyl-terrninated polydiorganosiloxanes.
Abstract:
Addition-curable platinum group metal catalyzed silicone compositions are provided which utilize a bis(trialkyloxysilyl)alpha-amino ester as an adhesion promoter. Cohesive bonding is effected on both plastic and metal substrates at temperatures of about 100.degree. C. in an hour or less.
Abstract:
Room temperature vulcanizable platinum group metal catalyzed silicone compositions are provided which utilize an N-heterocyclic adhesion promoter, such as 2,6 bis(trimethoxysilyltrimethyleneoxy)pyridine. Cohesive bonding is effected on various substrates.
Abstract:
Addition-curable platinum group metal catalyzed silicone compositions are provided which utilize an N-heterocyclic adhesion promoter, such as bis(trimethoxysilyltrimethylene) 2,6 pyridine dicarboxylate. Cohesive bonding is effected on both plastic and metal substrates at temperatures of less than 100.degree. C. and in less than 1 hour.
Abstract:
Room temperature vulcanizable platinum group metal catalyzed silicone compositions are provided which utilize an N-heterocyclic adhesion promoter, such as 2,6 bis(trimethoxysilyltrimethyleneoxy)pyridine. Cohesive bonding is effected on various substrates.