The steam dropwise condensation (DWC) characteristics on superhydrophobic plates were investigated experimentally in the presence of a high concentration noncondensable gas (NCG, >80mol%). The behaviors of condensate droplets on the roughness-induced superhydrophobic surface were observed with a photron high speed camera attached to a microscope. Pulsating features are found during droplets coalescence movement. Bouncing off of coalesced droplet was also observed induced by the strong effect of pulsating motion to overcome the pinning effect of the surface micro-nanostructures. Induced by the pulsating effect of droplets coalescence, the droplet can move at a long distance to join a coalesced droplet.
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