ENHANCEMENT OF FOG-COLLECTION EFFICIENCY OF A RASCHEL MESH USING SURFACE COATINGS AND GEOMETRIC CHANGES

Author

Mithun Rajaram

Graduation Semester and Year

2015

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Department

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

First Advisor

Cheng Luo

Abstract

In a few countries, such as Chile, a Raschel mesh is widely used in the field to collect fog. In this work, we explored the possibility of enhancing fog-collection efficiency of a typical Raschel mesh through surface modification and geometric changes. We demonstrated about 100% enhancement in the fog-collection efficiency.

Keywords

Fog water collection, Raschel mesh, Surface coatings, Hydrophobicity, Collection efficiency, Mesh design, Surface modification, Geometric changes, Design optimization

Disciplines

Aerospace Engineering | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

Recommended Citation

Rajaram, Mithun, "ENHANCEMENT OF FOG-COLLECTION EFFICIENCY OF A RASCHEL MESH USING SURFACE COATINGS AND GEOMETRIC CHANGES" (2015). Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses. 927.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/mechaerospace_theses/927