METHOD FOR FORMING A SUPERHYDROPHOBIC LAYER ON A MOTOR VEHICLE HEAT EXCHANGER HOUSING AND HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING SUCH A HOUSING

摘要

The present disclosure provides a method of forming a superhydrophobic layer on an automotive heat exchanger housing and a heat exchanger having such a housing. A method of forming a superhydrophobic layer on an automotive heat exchanger housing includes the steps of flowing a precursor gas of a mixture of heptadecafluoro-1,1,2,2-tetrahydrodecyl, trimethoxysilane (HTMS) and a carrier gas into a reaction chamber and depositing the superhydrophobic layer on the automotive heat exchanger housing by chemical vapor deposition. A heat exchanger having a heat exchanger housing with a superhydrophobic layer made by the chemical vapor deposition method is also disclosed.