A method for producing a heat exchanger having at least one cooling line with a lightweight metal base through which a water-based coolant can flow may include passivating a surface of the at least one cooling line, which is in contact with the coolant, before the at least one cooling line is filled with the coolant.

The present application provides a heat exchanger and a manufacturing method of a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a metal substrate, the metal substrate has a fluid channel for circulating a heat exchange medium; and the heat exchanger further includes a coating, the coating includes resin, silica and titanium dioxide, and the coating is arranged to cover at least part of a surface of the metal substrate. Silica particles and titanium dioxide particles are conducive to the formation of a complex micro-nano structure, and leveling and stability of hydrophilic resin contribute to long-term maintenance of the micro-nano structure. The coating of the heat exchanger according to the present application has excellent hydrophilic durability.

Disclosed is a multilayer hydrophilic coating, comprising: a base layer comprising oxide particles, wherein a shape of an oxide particle is a hollow, generally spherical shell; a topcoat layer deposited on the base layer, wherein the topcoat layer comprises a sol-gel; and a doping agent, wherein the doping agent is located within the topcoat layer, deposited on the topcoat layer, located between the base layer and the topcoat layer, or combinations thereof.

The present application provides a heat exchanger and a manufacturing method of a heat exchanger. The heat exchange includes a metal substrate having a fluid channel for circulating a heat exchange medium. The heat exchanger includes a coating having a rare earth conversion coating and a hydrophilic coating. The rare earth conversion coating is arranged to cover at least part of a surface of the metal substrate, and the rare earth conversion coating includes a rare earth element-containing compound. At least part of the hydrophilic coating is further away from the metal substrate than the rare earth conversion coating. A surface of the heat exchanger is hydrophilic, which is conducive to the discharge of condensate water, and can improve corrosion resistance and prolong a service life of the heat exchanger.

Coating compositions are provided that eject droplets of condensed fluid from a surface. The coatings include a nanostructured coating layer and in some embodiments, also include a hydrophobic layer deposited thereon. The coating materials eject droplets from the surface in the presence of non-condensing gases such as air and may be deployed under conditions of supersaturation of the condensed fluid to be ejected. A heat exchanger design utilizing the coating is described herein.

An atmospheric water generator for extracting water droplets from ambient air includes an insulating substrate, a plurality of electrode film units, and a liquid crystal/polymer composite film. Each of surface regions of the liquid crystal/polymer composite film has a plurality of liquid crystal molecules each having a hydrophilic functional group and a hydrophobic moiety. Each of the surface regions normally has one of hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. When a voltage is applied to one of the electrode film units, the respective surface region is switched to have the other one of hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties, to thereby allow the water droplets condensed from the ambient air to move on the surface regions.

In a heat exchanger installed on an intake path or exhaust path of an internal combustion engine and configured to cool gas by transferring heat between the gas containing exhaust and refrigerant, a water-repellent portion is formed at part of a portion that contacts the gas in a gas path through which the gas flows, and a hydrophilic portion is formed at another part of the portion. The water-repellent portion is a portion provided with water-repellent treatment. The hydrophilic portion is a portion provided with hydrophilic treatment. The hydrophilic portion is formed at a part having a temperature lower than the temperature of the part at which the water-repellent portion is formed while the heat exchanger is actuated.

Coating compositions are provided that eject droplets of condensed fluid from a surface. The coatings include a nanostructured coating layer and in some embodiments, also include a hydrophobic layer deposited thereon. The coating materials eject droplets from the surface in the presence of non-condensing gases such as air and may be deployed under conditions of supersaturation of the condensed fluid to be ejected. A heat exchanger design utilizing the coating is described herein.

Coating compositions are provided that eject droplets of condensed fluid from a surface. The coatings include a nanostructured coating layer and in some embodiments, also include a hydrophobic layer deposited thereon. The coating materials eject droplets from the surface in the presence of non-condensing gases such as air and may be deployed under conditions of supersaturation of the condensed fluid to be ejected. A heat exchanger design utilizing the coating is described herein.

Methods and systems are disclosed which utilize liquid-philic surfaces and liquid-phobic surfaces to more safely and efficiently boil liquids and/or condense vapors. The methods and systems generally utilize two separated surfaces for nucleate boiling, where one of the surfaces is liquid-philic and the other is liquid-phobic. The methods and systems can utilize a condensing surface for condensing vapors, where the condensing surface can have liquid-philic regions and liquid-phobic regions.