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Leidenfrost reinvents the wheel

We often test the temperature of our frying pans by throwing a few droplets of water: if they skate over the hot surface, it is time to cook our pancakes! Water mobility indeed arises above a well-defined temperature, as described in 1756 by Johan Leidenfrost... click to read more

  • Ambre Bouillant | PhD student at PMMH, ESPCI-Paris, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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  • David Quéré | Research Director at PMMH, ESPCI-Paris, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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non-wetting
phase change
aerodynamics
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published on Mar 27, 2019