Heat transfer enhancement and increase in critical heat flux during boiling on a biphilic silicon surface

The paper is concerned with an experimental study of heat transfer and boiling crisis development on a biphilic silicon surface made using a set of methods, including chemical vapor deposition and laser texturing. It is shown that the use of a biphilic surface with the proposed configuration of hydrophobic zones on a superhydrophilic base leads simultaneously to an increase in heat transfer by 60% and an increase in the critical heat flux by 76% as compared to an unmodified surface.