Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Acoustic cavitation structures and simulations by a particle model.

R Mettin1, S Luther, C D Ohl

  • 1Drittes Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen, Germany. r.mettin@physik3.gwdg.de

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
|March 10, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Cavitation bubbles in acoustic resonators form branch-like patterns. A particle model simulating individual bubbles accurately reproduces observed structural transitions in rectangular cells.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Penetration of laser-induced jets into soft elastic substrates: simplified model and experiments.

Biomedical optics express·2025
Same author

Atacamite Cu_{2}Cl(OH)_{3} in High Magnetic Fields: Quantum Criticality and Dimensional Reduction of a Sawtooth-Chain Compound.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Growth of Ba<sub>2</sub>CoWO<sub>6</sub>single crystals and their magnetic, thermodynamic and electronic properties.

Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal·2024
Same author

Efficient termination of cardiac arrhythmias using optogenetic resonant feedback pacing.

Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.)·2024
Same author

Reconstructing in-depth activity for chaotic 3D spatiotemporal excitable media models based on surface data.

Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.)·2023
Same author

Optogenetic manipulation of cardiac electrical dynamics using sub-threshold illumination: dissecting the role of cardiac alternans in terminating rapid rhythms.

Basic research in cardiology·2022

Area of Science:

  • Fluid dynamics
  • Acoustics
  • Nonlinear physics

Background:

  • Cavitation bubbles in acoustic fields exhibit complex self-organization.
  • Observed patterns include branching structures, suggesting underlying physical principles.
  • Understanding these structures is crucial for applications involving acoustic manipulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the anatomical characteristics of bubble patterns in acoustic resonators.
  • To develop and validate a particle-based simulation model for cavitation bubble dynamics.
  • To investigate the transition between different bubble structure types.

Main Methods:

  • Review of experimental observations of cavitation bubble patterns.
  • Development of a computational model treating bubbles as individual, moving particles.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Simulation of bubble behavior within a rectangular acoustic resonator.

    • Main Results:

    • The particle model successfully replicates the formation of branch-like cavitation bubble structures.
    • The model reproduces an experimentally observed transition between distinct structural configurations.
    • Simulation results align with theoretical predictions and experimental data.

    Conclusions:

    • Individual bubble dynamics are sufficient to explain complex emergent patterns.
    • The particle model provides a viable approach for simulating and understanding cavitation bubble self-organization.
    • This work advances the understanding of acoustic cavitation phenomena.