Patent ID: 11938414
Assignee: HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A microfluidic film evaporation system, comprising:
at least one fluid;
a fluid input path;
a volatiles outlet;
a fluid output path;
a cylindrical femtosecond laser-patterned surface extending between the fluid input path and the fluid output path,
wherein the cylindrical femtosecond laser-patterned surface wicks the at least one fluid in a thin film along an inner surface of the cylindrical femtosecond laser-patterned surface and from the fluid input path to the fluid output path; and
a heating coil coupled to an exterior of the cylindrical femtosecond laser-patterned surface,
wherein, when the at least one fluid is heated by the heating coil, volatiles are evaporated from the at least one fluid and removed via the volatiles outlet.