The self-rewetting fluid is the liquid which have an anomalous surface tension increasing with temperature
when the temperature exceeds a certain value. This particular property can cause the subcooled
liquid to be drawn towards the heated surface if a dry patch appears, thus making it possible for the
self-rewetting fluids to become promising working fluids. This paper presents an overview of the recent
developments of the research on boiling heat transfer using self-rewetting fluids. Thermophysical properties,
pool and flow boiling experiments and heat pipe applications of self-rewetting fluids have been
reported in this paper. It can be found that the use of self-rewetting fluids in a wide range of applications
appears promising. However, further detailed and valuable theoretical and numerical investigations are
necessary for us to better understand the boiling phenomenon of self-rewetting fluids.