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Ouzo Drop Heat Transfer

Ternary mixtures of oil, water, and alcohol undergo interesting phase separation phenomenon when the drop concentrations change resulting in micronucleation of oil droplets with the bulk drop. We are investigating the role of this phase separation in enhancing convective heat transfer.

Publications

  1. Othayq M, Otanicar T “Steady state evaporation of sessile droplets of Ouzo and ethanol/water on a hydrophobic silicon surface,” The 2nd Pacific Rim Thermal Engineering Conference, Maui, US, 2019.
  2. Otanicar T, Rosengarten G, Zhang X, “Phase separation enhanced heat transfer via the ouzo drop,” 19th International Heat Transfer Conference, Beijing China, 2018.