Unstable Leidenfrost Drops on Roughened Surfaces

Details Unstable Leidenfrost Drops on Roughened Surfaces Unstable Leidenfrost Drops on Roughened Surfaces

2010-10-15

arxiv.org/abs/1010.3281v1

Physics

Fluid Dynamics

2 videos included, one large size and one small, both are MPEG-4

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Drops placed on a surface with a temperature above the Leidenfrost point float atop an evaporative vapor layer. In this fluid dynamics video, it is shown that for roughened surfaces the Leidenfrost point depends on the drop size, which runs contrary to previous claims of size independence. The thickness of the vapor layer is known to increase with drop radius, suggesting that the surface roughness will not be able to penetrate the vapor layer for drops above a critical size. This size dependence was experimentally verified: at a given roughness and temperature, drops beneath a critical size exhibited transition boiling while drops above the critical size were in the Leidenfrost regime. These Leidenfrost drops were unstable; upon evaporation down to the critical size the vapor film suddenly collapsed.

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