IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/rensus/v208y2025ics1364032124007445.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Multiscale hybrid surface structure modifications for enhanced pool boiling heat transfer: State-of-the-art review

Author

Listed:
  • Wang, Qian
  • Ren, Haoshan
  • Huang, Pei
  • Gao, Dian-ce
  • Sun, Yongjun

Abstract

With substantial heat dissipation capacity and high energy efficiency, pool boiling represents a promising thermal management solution for high-power-density computing technologies. To address the increasing demand for improved heat dissipation, pool boiling heat transfer must be enhanced to attain a lower initial boiling temperature, increased heat transfer coefficient, and improved critical heat flux. Modification of surface structures is effective to achieve these enhancements, and recent studies have focused on multiscale hybrid surface structure modifications for synergistic effects. Compared with single-scale surface structure modifications, multiscale hybrid strategies are more complex in terms of enhancement mechanisms, influencing factors, and numerical modeling. However, timely reviews that explore and summarize these achievements are still lacking. To bridge this gap, this study presents a state-of-the-art review on multiscale hybrid surface structure modifications aimed at enhancing pool boiling heat transfers. First, This research introduces three typical scaled surface structure modifications, including macroscale, microscale, and nanoscale strategies. Subsequently, their hybrid use, enhancement mechanisms, and major influencing factors are systematically explored, reviewed, and summarized. Specifically, this research focus on macro/micro hybrid structures, micro/micro hybrid structures, micro/nano hybrid structures, and nano-amphiphilic structures. For each hybrid structure, different formats and combinations are presented and analyzed. Furthermore, the associated numerical modeling techniques are summarized and comparatively analyzed. Lastly, the major findings are outlined, and recommendations for future studies are highlighted. This review can serve as a timely contribution to advancing our understanding of multiscale hybrid surface structure modifications for enhanced pool boiling and provide guidance for advanced surface structure modification techniques.

Suggested Citation

  • Wang, Qian & Ren, Haoshan & Huang, Pei & Gao, Dian-ce & Sun, Yongjun, 2025. "Multiscale hybrid surface structure modifications for enhanced pool boiling heat transfer: State-of-the-art review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 208(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:208:y:2025:i:c:s1364032124007445
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2024.115018
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032124007445
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.rser.2024.115018?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:208:y:2025:i:c:s1364032124007445. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/600126/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.