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View SchemaSelf-propelled film-boiling liquids
| Authors | H. Linke, B. J. Aleman, L. D. Melling, M. J. Taormina, M. J. Francis, C. C. Dow-Hygelund, V. Narayanan, R. P. Taylor, A. Stout |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0512246 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0512246 |
Abstract
We report that liquids perform self-propelled motion when they are placed in contact with hot surfaces with asymmetric (ratchet-like) topology. The pumping effect is observed when the liquid is in the film-boiling regime, for many liquids and over a wide temperature range. We propose that liquid motion is driven by a viscous force exerted by vapor flow between the solid and the liquid.
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