Bill BernardIf you aren't making use of your library's makerspace you're missing out.
#Libraries
#makerspace
#LaserEtching
#HeatTransfer
#SublimationPrinting
LeidenForceHow do vapor bubbles behave when water is below boiling?
Laser-induced bubbles offer a controlled way to probe nucleation and collapse dynamics far from equilibrium.
#phasechange #bubbledynamics #heattransfer #FluidPhysics #fluiddynamics
If the #LeidenfrostEffect fascinates you as much as it does us, we highly recommend reading this review by Seán M. Stewart.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ac3fed
Beyond a simple overview, this article traces the scientific history of the phenomenon, while providing a rich and detailed perspective on the dynamics of Leidenfrost droplets.
Enjoy the read!
Cooling is rarely steady. Experiments show how heat transfer changes dynamically during rapid temperature drops.
These transient effects matter for boiling regimes and could help refine models of vapor layer formation.
#heattransfer #phasechange #leidenfrosteffect #thermodynamics #physics
How do you identify flow regimes in a condensing steam jet? A new study uses chaos analysis to distinguish stable jets, oscillating jets and bubbly flow using just two parameters.
A simple way to track complex vapor–liquid dynamics.
#FluidDynamics #TwoPhaseFlow #Condensation #HeatTransfer #PhysicsOfFluids
How surface microstructures affect Leidenfrost droplets.
Numerical results show that pillar size and spacing control vapour escape under the drop, which can delay or suppress the Leidenfrost state and modify droplet rebound.
🔗 https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article/38/3/032007/3382441/Numerical-study-of-bouncing-Leidenfrost
#Leidenfrost #DropletDynamics #HeatTransfer #FluidDynamics #NumericalSimulation
How do hypersonic engines survive extreme temperatures? A numerical study investigates a novel regenerative cooling channel where methane fuel flows through the engine walls, helping control heat while feeding the combustion system.
🔗 https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article-abstract/38/2/025145/3380432
#Hypersonics #Scramjet #HeatTransfer #CoolingTechnology #FluidDynamics
Smaller jet-to-plate distances intensify turbulence in swirl jets, highlighting how impingement geometry controls flow patterns. Key insights for heat management and surface-fluid interaction studies.
#fluidmechanics #heattransfer #SwirlJets #turbulence #FlowTopology
Mars’ young volcanoes show multi-phase magma flows, revealing complex #FluidDynamics beneath Pavonis Mons.
Studying these planetary flows can inform models of heat and phase transfer in extreme environments.
🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-02-mars-young-volcanoes-complex-scientists.html
Mars' 'young' volcanoes prove more complex than scientists once thought
What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the surface, where magma moves, evolves, and changes over long periods of time. To fully understand how volcanoes work, scientists study the volcanic products that erupt at the surface, which can reveal the hidden magmatic systems feeding volcanic activity.
LeidenForce #WinterSchool 2026 begins next week @utwente 🇳🇱.
Over 4 days, experts and PhD students will engage in scientific discussions on the #Leidenfrosteffect and related physical mechanisms.
LeidenForce Winter School 2026: Structuring Research Around the Leidenfrost Effect
As the year begins, LeidenForce enters a particularly dynamic phase. The Winter School 2026, which will take place next week in Bad Boekelo, on the campus of the University of Twente (Netherlands), will bring together researchers, experts, and PhD students for four days dedicated to the in-depth study of the Leidenfrost phenomenon. Read more