Abstract
The Nukiyama and Leidenfrost temperatures of the range of n-alkanes from pentane to hexadecane have been investigated, and their relationships to the standard boiling points determined. The Nukiyama temperatures prove to be only some 40 degrees C above the latter, showing that maximum evaporation rates are produced by contact with surfaces not nearly so hot as might intuitively be expected. A temperature increase of only some 20-30 degrees C beyond this point is sufficient to put the hydrocarbon into the slowly-evaporating Leidenfrost regime.
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