Virginia Tech Engineers Lower Leidenfrost Effect Temperature
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2024
Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan, and if the pan is hot enough, the water will sizzle and hover above the surface. "Like the papillae on a lotus leaf, micropillars do more than decorate the surface, said Cheng. "They give the surface new properties." "We thought the micropillars would change the behaviors of this well-known phenomenon, but our results defied even our own imag
Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan, and if the pan is hot enough, the water will sizzle and hover above the surface. "Like the papillae on a lotus leaf, micropillars do more than decorate the surface, said Cheng. "They give the surface new properties." "We thought the micropillars would change the behaviors of this well-known phenomenon, but our results defied even our own imag