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  1. Can geometry control where and when condensed water drips?

    Researchers from the @UniversitedeLiege Matteo Leonard and Nicolas Vandewalle, show that simple grooves can turn random edge dripping into regular, predictable release, opening new possibilities for dew harvesting and passive cooling.

    🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.l

    #Condensation #FluidDynamics #HeatTransfer #SurfaceEngineering #geometry

  2. Can geometry control where and when condensed water drips?

    Researchers from the @UniversitedeLiege Matteo Leonard and Nicolas Vandewalle, show that simple grooves can turn random edge dripping into regular, predictable release, opening new possibilities for dew harvesting and passive cooling.

    🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.l

    #Condensation #FluidDynamics #HeatTransfer #SurfaceEngineering #geometry

  3. Can geometry control where and when condensed water drips?

    Researchers from the @UniversitedeLiege Matteo Leonard and Nicolas Vandewalle, show that simple grooves can turn random edge dripping into regular, predictable release, opening new possibilities for dew harvesting and passive cooling.

    🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.l

    #Condensation #FluidDynamics #HeatTransfer #SurfaceEngineering #geometry

  4. Can geometry control where and when condensed water drips?

    Researchers from the @UniversitedeLiege Matteo Leonard and Nicolas Vandewalle, show that simple grooves can turn random edge dripping into regular, predictable release, opening new possibilities for dew harvesting and passive cooling.

    🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.l

    #Condensation #FluidDynamics #HeatTransfer #SurfaceEngineering #geometry

  5. Can geometry control where and when condensed water drips?

    Researchers from the @UniversitedeLiege Matteo Leonard and Nicolas Vandewalle, show that simple grooves can turn random edge dripping into regular, predictable release, opening new possibilities for dew harvesting and passive cooling.

    🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.l

    #Condensation #FluidDynamics #HeatTransfer #SurfaceEngineering #geometry

  6. On Condensation Management - Learn how you can best avoid problems with condensation, damp and mould in winter. #mould #condensation #ventilation - earth.org.uk/note-on-condensat

  7. On Condensation Management - Learn how you can best avoid problems with condensation, damp and mould in winter. #mould #condensation #ventilation - earth.org.uk/note-on-condensat

  8. The 23-Atomic-Bomb Valley: Why #Utah’s #AIDataCenter Is A #ClimateDisaster In The Making

    by Rex Freiberger
    Wed, May 20, 2026 at 11:18 AM EDT

    "Your state might be next. Utah counties just approved a data center so massive it would consume more power than the entire state currently uses, dump the heat equivalent of 23 atomic bombs daily into high desert, and potentially increase local #carbon emissions by 55%. Welcome to the #StratosProject#KevinOLeary’s 40,000-acre bet that #AI supremacy trumps everything else."

    [...]

    "Utah State University physicist Robert Davies calculated #Stratos would dump 16 gigawatts of #ThermalLoad into the surrounding valley—energy equivalent to 23 Hiroshima-scale atomic bombs worth of #heat every single day. You’re trying to cool massive server farms by blowing hot desert air over hot radiators, Davies notes, which doesn’t work well in high-altitude, arid conditions.

    "His projections show daytime temperatures rising 2-5°F and nighttime temperatures jumping 8-12°F across the region. #Desert #ecosystems depend on #NighttimeCooling to generate life-sustaining #condensation. Lose that temperature drop, and you’ve fundamentally altered how plants and animals survive in an already stressed #GreatSaltLakeWatershed."

    Read more:
    yahoo.com/news/articles/23-ato

    #Utah #WaterIsLife #ThermalPollution #HeatGeneration #Drought #GreatSaltLake #Environment #EnvironmentalCatastrophe #UtahPol #Datacenters #DatacentersSuck #SharkTank #AISucks

  9. The 23-Atomic-Bomb Valley: Why #Utah’s #AIDataCenter Is A #ClimateDisaster In The Making

    by Rex Freiberger
    Wed, May 20, 2026 at 11:18 AM EDT

    "Your state might be next. Utah counties just approved a data center so massive it would consume more power than the entire state currently uses, dump the heat equivalent of 23 atomic bombs daily into high desert, and potentially increase local #carbon emissions by 55%. Welcome to the #StratosProject#KevinOLeary’s 40,000-acre bet that #AI supremacy trumps everything else."

    [...]

    "Utah State University physicist Robert Davies calculated #Stratos would dump 16 gigawatts of #ThermalLoad into the surrounding valley—energy equivalent to 23 Hiroshima-scale atomic bombs worth of #heat every single day. You’re trying to cool massive server farms by blowing hot desert air over hot radiators, Davies notes, which doesn’t work well in high-altitude, arid conditions.

    "His projections show daytime temperatures rising 2-5°F and nighttime temperatures jumping 8-12°F across the region. #Desert #ecosystems depend on #NighttimeCooling to generate life-sustaining #condensation. Lose that temperature drop, and you’ve fundamentally altered how plants and animals survive in an already stressed #GreatSaltLakeWatershed."

    Read more:
    yahoo.com/news/articles/23-ato

    #Utah #WaterIsLife #ThermalPollution #HeatGeneration #Drought #GreatSaltLake #Environment #EnvironmentalCatastrophe #UtahPol #Datacenters #DatacentersSuck #SharkTank #AISucks

  10. The 23-Atomic-Bomb Valley: Why #Utah’s #AIDataCenter Is A #ClimateDisaster In The Making

    by Rex Freiberger
    Wed, May 20, 2026 at 11:18 AM EDT

    "Your state might be next. Utah counties just approved a data center so massive it would consume more power than the entire state currently uses, dump the heat equivalent of 23 atomic bombs daily into high desert, and potentially increase local #carbon emissions by 55%. Welcome to the #StratosProject#KevinOLeary’s 40,000-acre bet that #AI supremacy trumps everything else."

    [...]

    "Utah State University physicist Robert Davies calculated #Stratos would dump 16 gigawatts of #ThermalLoad into the surrounding valley—energy equivalent to 23 Hiroshima-scale atomic bombs worth of #heat every single day. You’re trying to cool massive server farms by blowing hot desert air over hot radiators, Davies notes, which doesn’t work well in high-altitude, arid conditions.

    "His projections show daytime temperatures rising 2-5°F and nighttime temperatures jumping 8-12°F across the region. #Desert #ecosystems depend on #NighttimeCooling to generate life-sustaining #condensation. Lose that temperature drop, and you’ve fundamentally altered how plants and animals survive in an already stressed #GreatSaltLakeWatershed."

    Read more:
    yahoo.com/news/articles/23-ato

    #Utah #WaterIsLife #ThermalPollution #HeatGeneration #Drought #GreatSaltLake #Environment #EnvironmentalCatastrophe #UtahPol #Datacenters #DatacentersSuck #SharkTank #AISucks

  11. The 23-Atomic-Bomb Valley: Why #Utah’s #AIDataCenter Is A #ClimateDisaster In The Making

    by Rex Freiberger
    Wed, May 20, 2026 at 11:18 AM EDT

    "Your state might be next. Utah counties just approved a data center so massive it would consume more power than the entire state currently uses, dump the heat equivalent of 23 atomic bombs daily into high desert, and potentially increase local #carbon emissions by 55%. Welcome to the #StratosProject#KevinOLeary’s 40,000-acre bet that #AI supremacy trumps everything else."

    [...]

    "Utah State University physicist Robert Davies calculated #Stratos would dump 16 gigawatts of #ThermalLoad into the surrounding valley—energy equivalent to 23 Hiroshima-scale atomic bombs worth of #heat every single day. You’re trying to cool massive server farms by blowing hot desert air over hot radiators, Davies notes, which doesn’t work well in high-altitude, arid conditions.

    "His projections show daytime temperatures rising 2-5°F and nighttime temperatures jumping 8-12°F across the region. #Desert #ecosystems depend on #NighttimeCooling to generate life-sustaining #condensation. Lose that temperature drop, and you’ve fundamentally altered how plants and animals survive in an already stressed #GreatSaltLakeWatershed."

    Read more:
    yahoo.com/news/articles/23-ato

    #Utah #WaterIsLife #ThermalPollution #HeatGeneration #Drought #GreatSaltLake #Environment #EnvironmentalCatastrophe #UtahPol #Datacenters #DatacentersSuck #SharkTank #AISucks

  12. The 23-Atomic-Bomb Valley: Why #Utah’s #AIDataCenter Is A #ClimateDisaster In The Making

    by Rex Freiberger
    Wed, May 20, 2026 at 11:18 AM EDT

    "Your state might be next. Utah counties just approved a data center so massive it would consume more power than the entire state currently uses, dump the heat equivalent of 23 atomic bombs daily into high desert, and potentially increase local #carbon emissions by 55%. Welcome to the #StratosProject#KevinOLeary’s 40,000-acre bet that #AI supremacy trumps everything else."

    [...]

    "Utah State University physicist Robert Davies calculated #Stratos would dump 16 gigawatts of #ThermalLoad into the surrounding valley—energy equivalent to 23 Hiroshima-scale atomic bombs worth of #heat every single day. You’re trying to cool massive server farms by blowing hot desert air over hot radiators, Davies notes, which doesn’t work well in high-altitude, arid conditions.

    "His projections show daytime temperatures rising 2-5°F and nighttime temperatures jumping 8-12°F across the region. #Desert #ecosystems depend on #NighttimeCooling to generate life-sustaining #condensation. Lose that temperature drop, and you’ve fundamentally altered how plants and animals survive in an already stressed #GreatSaltLakeWatershed."

    Read more:
    yahoo.com/news/articles/23-ato

    #Utah #WaterIsLife #ThermalPollution #HeatGeneration #Drought #GreatSaltLake #Environment #EnvironmentalCatastrophe #UtahPol #Datacenters #DatacentersSuck #SharkTank #AISucks

  13. From condensation to self-cleaning: electrostatically sprayed coatings trigger droplet jumping and limit water buildup.

    Airflow and surface orientation also shape performance in cooling systems.

    🔗 doi.org/10.1063/5.0312727

    #Condensation #FluidPhysics #ThermalEngineering #SurfaceScience #HVAC

  14. On Condensation Management - Learn how you can best avoid problems with condensation, damp and mould in winter. #mould #condensation #ventilation - earth.org.uk/note-on-condensat

  15. On Condensation Management - Learn how you can best avoid problems with condensation, damp and mould in winter. #mould #condensation #ventilation - earth.org.uk/note-on-condensat

  16. How do you identify flow regimes in a condensing steam jet? A new study uses chaos analysis to distinguish stable jets, oscillating jets and bubbly flow using just two parameters.

    A simple way to track complex vapor–liquid dynamics.

    🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article/3

    #FluidDynamics #TwoPhaseFlow #Condensation #HeatTransfer #PhysicsOfFluids

  17. On Condensation Management - Learn how you can best avoid problems with condensation, damp and mould in winter. #mould #condensation #ventilation - earth.org.uk/note-on-condensat

  18. #ContrailAvoidance #contrails #condensation #aviation #emissions #cirrus #clouds

    from an aerospace engineer:
    "...If aircraft had variable camber systems (The A350 already has this), this should be literally free, the reason it increases fuel burn is because changing altitude can throw you off your design lift coefficient (CL), but variable camber effectively redesigns the wing in real time to re-optimise the wing for the new CL point. The potential performance recovery is insane. ..."

  19. #ContrailAvoidance #contrails #condensation #aviation #emissions #cirrus #clouds

    from an aerospace engineer:
    "...If aircraft had variable camber systems (The A350 already has this), this should be literally free, the reason it increases fuel burn is because changing altitude can throw you off your design lift coefficient (CL), but variable camber effectively redesigns the wing in real time to re-optimise the wing for the new CL point. The potential performance recovery is insane. ..."

  20. #ContrailAvoidance #contrails #condensation #aviation #emissions #cirrus #clouds

    from a comment:
    "...warming effect comes only from PERSISTENT contrails. In certain conditions, over certain parts of the planet, contrails will form, and stick around, gradually spreading out and forming high altitude cirrus clouds. it is THESE which cause that warming effect. [...]We (military air forces) have been monitoring where such regions of the atmosphere are [...]so that fast jets are harder to pick out,"

  21. #ContrailAvoidance #contrails #condensation #aviation #emissions #cirrus #clouds

    from a comment:
    "...warming effect comes only from PERSISTENT contrails. In certain conditions, over certain parts of the planet, contrails will form, and stick around, gradually spreading out and forming high altitude cirrus clouds. it is THESE which cause that warming effect. [...]We (military air forces) have been monitoring where such regions of the atmosphere are [...]so that fast jets are harder to pick out,"

  22. Wave Clouds in the Atacama

    Striped clouds appear to converge over a mountaintop in this photo, but that’s an illusion. In reality, these clouds are parallel and periodic; it’s only the camera’s wide-angle lens that makes them appear to converge.

    Wave clouds like these form when air gets pushed up and over topography, triggering an up-and-down oscillation (known as an internal wave) in the atmosphere. At the peak of the wave, cool moist air condenses water vapor into droplets that form clouds. As the air bobs back down and warms, the clouds evaporate, leaving behind a series of stripes. You can learn more about the physics behind these clouds here and here. (Image credit: Y. Beletsky; via APOD)

    #atmosphericScience #cloudFormation #condensation #fluidDynamics #internalWaves #leeWaves #meteorology #physics #science #waveClouds

  23. Wave Clouds in the Atacama

    Striped clouds appear to converge over a mountaintop in this photo, but that’s an illusion. In reality, these clouds are parallel and periodic; it’s only the camera’s wide-angle lens that makes them appear to converge.

    Wave clouds like these form when air gets pushed up and over topography, triggering an up-and-down oscillation (known as an internal wave) in the atmosphere. At the peak of the wave, cool moist air condenses water vapor into droplets that form clouds. As the air bobs back down and warms, the clouds evaporate, leaving behind a series of stripes. You can learn more about the physics behind these clouds here and here. (Image credit: Y. Beletsky; via APOD)

    #atmosphericScience #cloudFormation #condensation #fluidDynamics #internalWaves #leeWaves #meteorology #physics #science #waveClouds