This book presents dropwise condensation, a phenomenon frequently encountered in the power, process, and materials industry and is one of the most efficient routes of heat transfer. The authors explain long-term sustenance of drops over a textured surface and how efficient control is a major challenge. They describe the condensation process in detail, starting from the birth of nuclei, followed by clusters, direct growth, and coalescence all the way to instability and fall-off.  The work presents a holistic framework for understanding dropwise condensation through mathematical modeling and meaningful experiments. weiterlesen