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09:13 min
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March 02, 2015
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1Department of Mechanical Engineering,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 3Department of Mechanical Engineering,University of Arkansas, 4Department of Materials Science and Engineering,Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fouling, or corrosion product deposition, plagues numerous fields of energy production. At its core is adhesion between dissimilar materials. Understanding and controlling adhesion could reduce or eliminate fouling. This paper demonstrates pool boiling experiments (macroscale) and atomic force microscope force-spectroscopy measurements (microscale), which when in agreement, indicate fouling-resistance.
