Coupling the Leidenfrost effect and elastic deformations to power sustained bouncing
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DOI: 10.1038/nphys4194
Abstract: Water droplets skid across hot surfaces, hovering imperceptibly as they undergo rapid vaporization. Elastic solids are now shown to exhibit a variant of this behaviour, engaging in sustained bouncing by coupling vapour release to elastic… read more here.
Keywords: leidenfrost effect; coupling leidenfrost; effect elastic; sustained bouncing ... See more keywords