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Area of Science:

  • Fluid dynamics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Phase transitions

Background:

  • Film boiling is a heat transfer regime occurring at high temperatures.
  • The Leidenfrost effect describes levitation of a liquid droplet on a hot surface due to vapor generation.
  • The inverse Leidenfrost effect is explored in this study, involving a hot drop and a cold liquid bath.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the phenomenology of the inverse Leidenfrost effect.
  • Determine the influence of drop size and density on levitation dynamics.
  • Analyze the factors governing levitation and immersed film-boiling durations.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental study of liquid drop interaction with liquid nitrogen.
  • Systematic variation of drop radius and density using tungsten salt solutions.
  • Measurement of levitation duration and immersed-drop bubbling time.

Main Results:

  • Drops either levitate or instantaneously sink based on size and density.
  • Levitation time increases linearly with drop radius and weakly with density.
  • A critical radius R_c(ρd) determines the transition from levitation to sinking.
  • Immersed-drop bubbling duration shows similar scaling to levitation time.

Conclusions:

  • A simple model explains the observed scaling laws for levitation and immersed film-boiling.
  • The model identifies parameter space boundaries separating levitation and sinking phenomena.
  • Understanding these dynamics is crucial for heat transfer and fluid management in cryogenic applications.