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Analysis of the instability underlying electrostatic suppression of the Leidenfrost state

Arjang Shahriari1, Soumik Das2, Vaibhav Bahadur1, and Roger T. Bonnecaze2,*

  • 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
  • 2McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA

  • *rtb@che.utexas.edu
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Phys. Rev. Fluids 2, 034001 – Published 24 March, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.2.034001

Abstract

A liquid droplet on a hot solid can generate enough vapor to prevent its contact on the surface and reduce the rate of heat transfer, the so-called Leidenfrost effect. We show theoretically and experimentally that for a sufficiently high electrostatic potential on the droplet, the formation of the vapor layer is suppressed. The interplay of the destabilizing electrostatic force and stabilizing capillary force and evaporation determines the minimum or threshold voltage to suppress the Leidenfrost effect. Linear stability theory accurately predicts threshold voltages for different size droplets and varying temperatures.

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Phys. Rev. Fluids 2, 034001– Published 24 March, 2017
  • Received 1 August 2016
  • Revised 11 November 2016

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