LeidenForceFeb 13

A key takeaway for LeidenForce: surface wettability radically reshapes the surface–bubble–flow couplingβ€”smaller bubbles, higher detachment frequency, stronger vortical flows.

πŸ”— https://journals.aps.org/prfluids/abstract/10.1103/jvxz-8mzv

#FluidDynamics #MultiphaseFlow #InterfacialFlows #LeidenfrostEffect #wettability

Journal of Experimental BotanySep 21, 2023

Some unbeleafable high-speed camera action in this study! πŸ“Ή πŸ’§πŸƒ

'Drop impact dynamics on the hydrophobic leaf surface of an aquatic plant: a case study of Pistia stratiotes'

https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad203

#DropImpact #LeafSurface #Leaves #Splash #Wettability

Drop impact dynamics on the hydrophobic leaf surface of an aquatic plant: a case study of Pistia stratiotes

A qualitative and quantitative description is given of the drop impact on P. stratiotesleaves with respect to its properties and complex structure.

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