Science ❯ Physics ❯ Fluid Dynamics

Phase Transitions

Ice Movement Leidenfrost Effect Triple Point

Study Finds Subsurface Oceans Could Boil Inside Small Icy Moons

New modeling suggests bottom-up melting from tidal heating drops pressures to water’s triple point beneath rigid ice shells.

Engineered Metal Surface Uses Meltwater and Surface Tension to Self-Propel Ice Discs