You were waiting to discover the LeidenForce PhD students on video: we are launching the first episode of our series: True Force Portraits – LeidenForce talents on the boil.
This episode features Cheikh Tidiane DIOUM, PhD student recruited by @stephanedorbolo at the @UniversitedeLiege within the PtYX laboratory.
▶️ Meet Cheikh Tidiane Dioum: https://youtu.be/L1qVxEtmeH4
#LeidenForce #TrueForce #MSCA #HorizonEurope #LeidenfrostEffect #PhD #Research #Science #ResearchPortraits #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
LAB CHRONICLE #27
- Experimental method -
Scenario: compare different liquids to explore the #LeidenfrostEffect.
Ambition: clean results, sharp table, publishable conclusions.
Reality: 5 liquids, 3 plates, 0 consistency & lab smells like hot vinegar.
Conclusion: If a liquid surprises you, maybe you’re on the right track.
#ExperimentalScience #PhysicsExperiments #LabFails #ScienceIsHard
- Matter for Thought - Timeless insights for modern physics -
"The expression spheroidal state, which I proposed to describe the molecular modification in question, has now become part of the scientific vocabulary."
👨🔬Quote by Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny, French chemist & physicist
📚Source: "Studies on Bodies in the Spheroidal State - A New Branch of Physics” (1857)
#leidenfrosteffect #PhysicsInspiration #science #research #fluiddynamics
LeidenForce quiz of the day: can you solve our Fake or Fact?
In our Fake or Fact series, we test your science knowledge about the Leidenfrost effect!
#Acetone #leidenfrosteffect #volatileliquids #ThermalPhysics #fluiddynamics
Simulations show two droplets hitting a micro‑structured hydrophobic surface bounce differently depending on spacing and angle. This dynamic is useful for surface engineering.
#dropletimpact #hydrophobic #leidenfrosteffect #fluidmechanics #microstructure
- Wetting dynamics: how droplets spread -
The speed and shape of droplet spreading depend on wetting dynamics.
Discover it in this video from the "Dynamics of fluid interfaces" MOOC by ESPCI Paris - PSL.
🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3gcJXDVjZU&list=PLcbz7zf4dTyk9BqlBPLpgI48i9TiorpEi&index=14
#WettingDynamics #LeidenfrostEffect #FluidPhysics #MOOC #FluidDynamics
LAB CHRONICLE #25
-Title of my next paper-
“Undisciplined Drops: When Physics Laughs at Us”
#PublishOrPerish #PaperInProgress #ScientificWriting #ScienceHumor #LeidenfrostEffect
A key takeaway for LeidenForce: surface wettability radically reshapes the surface–bubble–flow coupling—smaller bubbles, higher detachment frequency, stronger vortical flows.
🔗 https://journals.aps.org/prfluids/abstract/10.1103/jvxz-8mzv
#FluidDynamics #MultiphaseFlow #InterfacialFlows #LeidenfrostEffect #wettability
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