Modeling of the acoustic pressure fields and the distribution of the cavitation phenomena in a dual frequency sonic processor
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Published on: August 21, 2018
Moholkar1, Rekveld, Warmoeskerken
1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Twente, AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
An attempt has been made to model the acoustic pressure field and the spatial distribution of the cavitation phenomena in a dual frequency sonic processor. A methodology has been presented with numerical simulations to optimize the conditions of the dual frequency acoustic field. The simulations presented in this work reveal that with manipulation of the parameters (viz., frequency ratio and the pressure amplitude ratio of the two acoustic waves and the phase difference between the two waves) of the dual frequency acoustic field it is possible to control the mode (stable or transient) and spatial distribution of the cavitation events in the sonic processor. It has been shown that two major shortcomings of the sonic reactor, viz., directional sensitivity of the cavitation events and erosion of the sonicator surface can be overcome by application of a dual frequency acoustic field.
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