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Leidenfrost ratchet: a standalone construct

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Fluid mechanics

the self-propulsion of Leidenfrost drops levitating over a heated surface carved with an asymmetric sawtooth texture.

In fluid mechanics, Leidenfrost ratchet refers to the self-propulsion of Leidenfrost drops levitating over a heated surface carved with an asymmetric sawtooth texture. This meaning comes from Linke (2006) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Linke, H., Alemán, B. J., Melling, L. D., Taormina, M. J., Francis, M. J., Dow-Hygelund, C. C., Narayanan, V., Taylor, R. P., & Stout, A. (2006). Self-Propelled Leidenfrost Droplets. Physical Review Letters, 96(15). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.96.154502

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