Explosive boiling of water films adjacent to heated surfaces: A microscopic description

Yusheng Dou; Leonid V. Zhigilei; Nicholas Winograd; Barbara J. Garrison

Explosive boiling of water films adjacent to heated surfaces: A microscopic description

Yusheng Dou, Leonid V. Zhigilei, Nicholas Winograd, Barbara J. Garrison

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Abstract

Molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the separation of water films adjacent to a hot metal surface. The simulations clearly show that the water layers nearest the surface overheat and undergo explosive boiling. For thick films, the expansion of the vaporized molecules near the surface forces the outer water layers to move away from the surface. These results are of interest for mass spectrometry of biological molecules, steam cleaning of surfaces, and medical procedures.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2748-2755
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume	105
Issue number	12
State	Published - Mar 29 2001

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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