Study of Superhydrophobic Coatings for Industrial Surfaces

  • Authors

    • Arvind Menon Senior Project Manager, Infosys Ltd, India Author
    • Karthik Raman Software Architect, Tata Consultancy Services, India Author

    DOI:

    https://doi.org/10.67228/30716357/IJMRSE-2020PII5L9R

    Published 12-05-2020

  • Superhydrophobic Coating, Industrial Surfaces, Corrosion Resistance, Wettability, Nanostructure, Surface Engineering

    Issue

    Vol. 3 No. 2 (2020)

    Section

    Articles

    How to Cite

    Study of Superhydrophobic Coatings for Industrial Surfaces. (2020). International Journal of Modern Research in Science & Engineering, 3(2), 01-14. https://doi.org/10.67228/30716357/IJMRSE-2020PII5L9R

  • Abstract

    Superhydrophobic coatings have received a lot of interest over the past few years because of the outstanding properties that they have such as water-repelling, self-cleaning, corrosion resistance, and anti-icing properties. These properties give them a great dynamic in industry use in the pipelines, heat exchanger, marine applications, aerospace pieces and in power equipment. The research paper gives a detailed analysis on the development, characterization and performance analysis of the superhydrophobic coatings on industrial surfaces. The work is devoted to the preparation of nanostructured nanoparticle-based coating as far as chemical etching and sol-gel techniques integrated with low-surface-energy modifiers are concerned. Surface morphology, wettability, mechanical durability and environmental stability are analyzed through systematic method of experiment. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and measurements of the contact angle are also advanced methods of characterization that are used in assessing the surface roughness and hydrophobic behavior. To evaluate the capability in industries, accelerated corrosion tests, abrasion tests, and thermal tests are performed. The results of the experiments suggest that the optimum coating should have a water contact angle of over 160 or a sliding angle of less than 5 In order to have a good performance as a superhydrophobic coating. Moreover, it has been demonstrated through durability studies that it is resistant to mechanical wear and chemical degradation. It is an improvement of corrosion resistance up to 65 percent and nearly 58 percent decrease in surface foul suspected in the proposed coating system as opposed to conventional coatings. This paper brings out the promise of superhydrophobic coatings in improving equipment life, decreasing maintenance expenses and improving operational efficiency in the industrial setting. The results are of significance in the large-scale industrial application as well as in the research directions in the future.

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