Theeffectsofsurfacewettability,fromsuperhydrophilictosuperhydrophobic,ontransientpoolboilingofwaterunderatmosphericpressurewereexperimentallyexaminedbymeansofthequenchingmethodwithhotstainlesssteelspheres.Thewettabilitychanges,withacontactanglerangingfromnearly0tomorethan160,wererealize