The Leidenfrost effect: From quasi-spherical droplets to puddles

Comptes Rendus - Mecanique

Volumn 340, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 867-881

  Pomeau, Yves ^a   Le Berre, Martine ^b   Celestini, Franck ^c   Frisch, Thomas ^d  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES MOLÉCULAIRES D ORSAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Leidenfrost effect

Indexed keywords

DROPLET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FROST; LUBRICANT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 84872416795     PISSN: 16310721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crme.2012.10.034     Document Type: Short Survey

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