In this paper, the interaction mechanism between the solid–liquid–gas interface phenomenon caused by nanostructure and surface wettability and boiling heat transfer is described, and the heat transfer theory of single wettable nanostructure surface and mixed wettable nanostructure surface is proposed. Through molecular dynamics simulation, the thermodynamic model of the wettable surface of nanostructures is established. The nanostructures are set as four rectangular lattice structures with a height of 18 Å. The solid atoms are platinum atoms, and the liquid atoms are argon atoms. The simulation results show that with the increase of surface hydrophilicity of nanostructures, the fluid temperature increases significantly, and the heat transfer at the interface is enhanced. With the increase in surface hydrophobicity of nanostructures, the atoms staying on the surface of nanostructures are affected by the hydrophobicity, showing a phenomenon of exclusion, and the evaporation rate in the evaporation area of nanostructures is significantly increased. In addition, the mixed wettable surface is influenced by the atomic potential energy and kinetic energy of the solid surface, and when compared with the pure wettable surface under the nanostructure, it changes the diffusion behavior of argon atoms on the nanostructure surface, enhances the heat transfer phenomenon compared with the pure hydrophobic surface, and enhances the evaporation phenomenon compared with the pure hydrophilic surface. This study provides insights into the relationship between the vapor film and the heating surface with mixed wettability and nanostructures.
In order to ensure the blade strength of large-scale wind turbine, the blunt trailing edge airfoil structure is proposed, aiming at assessing the impact of the trailing edge shape on the flow characteristics and airfoil performance. In this paper, a Joukowsky airfoil is modified by adding the tail thickness parameter K to achieve the purpose of accurately modifying the thickness of the blunt tail edge of the airfoil. Using Ansys Fluent as a tool, a large eddy simulation (LES) model was used to analyze the vortex structure of the airfoil trailing edge. The attack angles were used as variables to analyze the aerodynamic performance of airfoils with different K-values. It was found that when α = 0°, α = 4°, and α = 8°, the lift coefficient and lift–drag ratio increased with increasing K-value. With the increase in the angle of attack from 8° to 12°, the lift–drag ratio of the airfoil with the blunt tail increased from +70% to −7.3% compared with the original airfoil, which shows that the airfoil with the blunt trailing edge has a better aerodynamic performance at a small angle of attack. The aerodynamic characteristics of the airfoil are affected by the periodic shedding of the wake vortex and also have periodic characteristics. By analyzing the vortex structure at the trailing edge, it was found that the value of K can affect the size of the vortex and the position of vortex generation/shedding. When α = 0°, α = 4°, and α = 8°, the blunt trailing edge could improve the aerodynamic performance of the airfoil; when α = 12°, the position of vortex generation changed, which reduced the aerodynamic performance of the airfoil. Therefore, when designing the trailing edge of an airfoil, the thickness of the trailing edge can be designed according to the specific working conditions. It can provide valuable information for the design and optimization of blunt trailing edge airfoil.