The Leidenfrost Effect

This week Reactions is all about the chemistry and science of the Leidenfrost Effect. Have you ever seen a drop of water navigate a maze? It’s possible thanks to a weird phenomenon called the Leidenfrost Effect. Understanding Leidenfrost — first described more than 200 years ago — helped engineers make more efficient steam engines. Today, scientists are using high-speed cameras to work out how super hot water behaves on metal surfaces. These little levitating water droplets are a big deal -- this could also help prevent future nuclear disasters.

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Writer:
Sam Lemonick

Narrator/Scientific Consultant:
Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D.

Scientific Consultant:
Neelesh Patankar, Ph.D.

Scientific Consultant:
Kei Takashina, Ph.D.

Fact Checker:
Kyle Nackers

Executive Producer:
Adam Dylewski

Video Producer:
Sean Parsons

Special Thanks To:
University of Bath

Music:
"Boo_Boogie" By Dougie Wood
"Sunday_Plans" By Silent Partner

References:
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7ada/7ce805ff50b9a9b2e64cb3b50d95ed54b984.pdf
http://www.wiley.com/college/phy/halliday320005/pdf/leidenfrost_essay.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0lMJcAfzU4&ab_channel=UniversityofBath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzKgnNGqxMw&ab_channel=SciFri
http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.154502
http://revolution-green.com/producing-energy-with-the-leidenfrost-effect/

Thermal conductivity of liquid water
https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/documents/srd/jpcrd493.pdf

Thermal conductivity of steam
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1243/JMES_JOUR_1969_011_048_02
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