Leidenfrost droplet trampolining

Gustav Graeber; Kartik Regulagadda; Pascal Hodel; Christian Küttel; Dominic Landolf; Thomas M. Schutzius; Dimos Poulikakos

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21981-z

Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Leidenfrost droplet trampolining

Gustav Graeber,
Kartik Regulagadda,
Pascal Hodel,
Christian Küttel,
Dominic Landolf,
Thomas M. Schutzius,
Dimos Poulikakos

Affiliations

Gustav Graeber: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich
Kartik Regulagadda: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich
Pascal Hodel: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich
Christian Küttel: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich
Dominic Landolf: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich
Thomas M. Schutzius: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich
Dimos Poulikakos: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21981-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The classic Leidenfrost phenomenon is familiar, yet its physics is rather complex. Graeber et al. observe the unexpected development of repeated hopping of a droplet trampolining on its own vapor cushion on a hot plate and show under which conditions this self-initiated motion occurs.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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