LEIDENFROST EFFECT SHIP TECHNOLOGY

I am working on a ship, cleaning the hull

I am scrubbing under something on the deck of the ship that is connected to the ballast and drive systems on the aft of the ship

There is some type of thermal lining underneath, that looks like hardened dark insulation

I am teaching someone else on the ship, how to do the maintenance that I am carrying out

There is some type of large tank on top, made out of some type of steel, or possibly a ceramic mixture, that is incredibly hot. It is hot enough that you would burn your fingers instantly to touch the surface

Part of my maintenance, requires me to do some type of test where I apply a sticker to the heated surface and try to write on it

I write on it with a particular type of pen (not an actual pen, some type of stylus) and if what I write turns purple on the sticker, I know that the thermal system the tank is connected to is still running correctly

If the writing does not turn up and the page stays white, I know that the systems need maintenance. Which involves some type of flushing

I ask the person I am training if they want to see something cool, then call through to the bridge of the ship, asking them to clear decks below, as I am going to flush the aft

They confirm that they need to find still water first

I see the ship cutting through rough waters in the sea and it is unnaturally stable. It does not sway side to side as the waves hit it, and it seems to cut through the waves hitting its bow to remain nearly perfectly stable. Something to do with the system I am working on

We find docking in calm waters, and the bridge confirms that I am OK to flush the system

I unlatch a heap of levers along the deck, and a massive amount of water bursts out of the side of the ship. Like a floodgate bursting on the side of the ballasts

The water pours out, and the shift begins to sink down into the water

Someone at the bow of the ship does the same, and the front half of the ship also sinks down into the water

We start pulling large steel (or ceramic) tanks on the deck and turning them over, making sure they have cool down enough that we can touch them

It seems to be some type of stability system on the ship that makes the hull of the ship underneath so hot that it boils water touching it outside immediately. Creating a leidenfrost effect under the ship

It also seem to be boiling water within the ballasts, to create a type of hydraulic suspension for the ship, that raises it right up out of the water

It is possibly also some type of steam (jet) propulsion system