''Cold'' Leidenfrost effect
ORAL
Abstract
An evaporating Leidenfrost drop placed on a hot substrate can levitate on its own vapor if the temperature of the substrate is high enough. We discuss the possibility to decrease this critical Leidenfrost temperature using a super-hydrophobic coating. Measuring adhesion and observing the liquid-solid interface, we suggest a possible explanation for this ``cold'' regime of levitation.
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Authors
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Philippe Bourrianne
PMMH, ESPCI / LadHyX, Ecole Polytechnique
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Christophe Clanet
Ecole polytechnique, École Polytechnique, LadHyX - Ecole polytechnique, Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique de l'Ecole Polytechnique (LadHyX), Ladhyx, Ecole Polytechnique/PMMH ESPCI, PMMH, ESPCI / LadHyX, Ecole Polytechnique
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David Quere
PMMH - ESPCI, Laboratoire de Physique et Mecanique des Milieux Heterogenes (PMMH), Ladhyx, Ecole Polytechnique/PMMH ESPCI, PMMH, ESPCI, PMMH, ESPCI / LadHyX, Ecole Polytechnique