Leidenfrost effect - Wikipedia
The Leidenfrost effect is a physical phenomenon in which a liquid, close to a solid surface of another body that is significantly hotter than the liquid's boiling point, produces an insulating …
MIT scientists reveal why water drops move faster on a hot, oil …
Aug 16, 2021 · The protective mechanism is known as the "Leidenfrost effect," and it could one day prove useful for microfluidic devices, particularly in microgravity environments, among …
Virginia Tech researcher’s breakthrough discovery uses engineered ...
This has been referred to since its discover in the 18th century as the Leidenfrost effect, named for German physician Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost. That hot temperature is well above the 100 …
Inhibiting the Leidenfrost effect above 1,000 °C for ... - Nature
Jan 26, 2022 · Here we report a rational design of structured thermal armours that inhibit the Leidenfrost effect up to 1,150 °C, that is, 600 °C more than previously attained, yet preserving …
Amazing Video Reveals a New Kind of Leidenfrost Effect
Nov 16, 2021 · Called the Leidenfrost effect, when you sprinkle water onto a hot surface, the drops float above the surface on a layer of vapor. They stick around for a moment or two …
Low-temperature Leidenfrost-like jumping of sessile droplets on ...
May 24, 2024 · The Leidenfrost effect—a droplet hovering on a hot surface due to vapour in between—requires a surface temperature of about 230 °C. Now a tailored microstructured …
Bouncing Droplets Reveal New Leidenfrost Effect - Physics
Nov 12, 2021 · New experiments show that this “Leidenfrost” effect can occur between two droplets of differing liquids [1]. A gas layer develops between the droplets, causing them to …
Leidenfrost droplet trampolining | Nature Communications
Mar 19, 2021 · Here we report a remarkable self-propulsion mechanism of Leidenfrost droplets against gravity, that we term Leidenfrost droplet trampolining.
New method reveals minimum heat for levitating drops - Emory …
Sep 9, 2021 · They used their method to explain the surprising robustness of Leidenfrost vapor layers in water once it forms at around 240 degrees Celsius, and pinpointed the temperature …
New method reveals minimum heat for levitating drops - news…
Emory physicists show how low temperature can go to maintain the Leidenfrost effect.