Affiliation:
1. Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, International Center for Dielectric Research Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices School of Electronic Science and Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
2. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Thermo‐Fluid Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
Abstract
AbstractSolar interfacial evaporation technology has the advantages of environmentally conscious and sustainable benefits. Recent research on light absorption, water transportation, and thermal management has improved the evaporation performance of solar interfacial evaporators. However, many studies on photothermal materials and structures only aim to improve performance, neglecting explanations for heat and mass transfer coupling or providing evidence for performance enhancement. Numerical simulation can simulate the diffusion paths and heat and water transfer processes to understand the thermal and mass transfer mechanism, thereby better achieving the design of efficient solar interfacial evaporators. Therefore, this review summarizes the latest exciting findings and tremendous advances in numerical simulation for solar interfacial evaporation. First, it presents a macroscopic summary of the application of simulation in temperature distribution, salt concentration distribution, and vapor flux distribution during evaporation. Second, the utilization of simulation in the microscopic is summed up, specifically focusing on the movement of water molecules and the mechanisms of light responses during evaporation. Finally, all simulation methods have the goal of validating the physical processes in solar interfacial evaporation. It is hoped that the use of numerical simulation can provide theoretical guidance and technical support for the application of solar‐driven interfacial evaporation technology.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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