Leidenfrost effect

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• Leidenfrost effect — The Leidenfrost effect is a phenomenon in which a liquid, in near contact with a mass significantly hotter than its boiling point, produces an insulating vapor layer which keeps that liquid from boiling rapidly. This is most commonly seen when… …   Wikipedia

• Leidenfrost effect — Физика: эффект Лейденфроста …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost — (November 27, 1715 December 2, 1794) was a German doctor and theologian who first described the scientific phenomenon eponymously named the Leidenfrost effect.Personal life and career Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost was born on November 27, 1715 in… …   Wikipedia

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• эффект Лейденфроста — Physics: Leidenfrost effect …   Универсальный русско-английский словарь

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