3 papers
cond-mat.soft2016
Monostable Superantiwettability
Yanshen Li, Cunjing Lv, David Quéré +1
Superantiwettability, including superhydrophobicity, is an enhanced effect of surface ruggedness via the Cassie-Baxter wetting state, and has many applications such as antifouling,…
physics.flu-dyn2012
Surface explosion cavities
Adrien Benusiglio, David Quéré, Christophe Clanet
We present a fluid dynamics video on cavities created by explosions of firecrackers at the water free surface. We use three types of firecrackers containing 1, 1.3 and 5 g of flash…
physics.flu-dyn2010
Paramagnetic Leidenfrost Drops
Keyvan Piroird, Baptiste Darbois Texier, Christophe Clanet +1
We present a fluid dynamics video showing the behavior of drops of liquid oxygen, at room temperature. Due to their low boiling point, these drops levitate on a cushion of their ow…