This paper provides a comprehensive review of published literatures concerning the fluid
mechanics and heat transfer mechanisms of liquid drop impact on a heated wall. The review …

This review discusses how drops can levitate on a cushion of vapor when brought in contact
with a hot solid. This is the so-called Leidenfrost phenomenon, a dynamical and transient …

The Leidenfrost effect, namely the levitation of drops on hot solids, is known to deteriorate
heat transfer at high temperature. The Leidenfrost point can be elevated by texturing …

Directed motion of liquid droplets is of considerable importance in various water and thermal
management technologies. Although various methods to generate such motion have been …

The rapid development of high-power electronic, energy, and propulsion systems has led us
to the point where the performances of these systems are limited by their cooling capacities …

Liquid mobility on super-wettable materials is of interest for enhanced heat transfer, self-
cleaning, anti-fouling, anti-icing, water-harvesting, and oil–water separation. Here, we …

Droplet bouncing on surfaces has long been observed in nature and industry, which is
rather intriguing and instructive for related technology development. Recent decades have …

As reported in 1756 by Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost, volatile liquids on hot solids form
“gleaming drops resembling quicksilver”, a consequence of their levitation on a vapour …

The Leidenfrost effect is undesirable in cooling applications as the vapor layer on which the
liquid levitates acts as a heat transfer barrier. Here, we report on increasing the Leidenfrost …

Droplet impact on a high-temperature solid surface in the film boiling regime is widely
encountered in various modern industrial and technological applications. The present article …