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T M Merrell¹, J R Saylor¹

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0921, USA.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

|February 3, 2017

Summary

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Ultrasonic waves can enhance demisting by causing small airborne drops to merge into larger ones. This method significantly improves droplet removal efficiency in air flows.

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Area of Science:

Fluid Dynamics
Acoustics
Aerosol Science

Background:

Removing small liquid droplets from gas flows (demisting) is crucial in many industrial processes.
Traditional demisting methods can be inefficient for very small droplet sizes.

Purpose of the Study:

To present and evaluate a novel demisting technique using ultrasonic standing waves.
To investigate the impact of ultrasonic parameters on droplet coalescence and removal.

Main Methods:

Establishing a cylindrical ultrasonic standing wave field within a tube.
Utilizing acoustic radiation force to drive droplets towards pressure nodes.
Observing droplet coalescence and subsequent gravitational settling.

Main Results:

The ultrasonic demisting method achieved a drop removal fraction approaching 0.8.
Ultrasonic enhancement led to an improvement factor as high as 2.8 compared to non-ultrasonic conditions.
The influence of air flow rate and ultrasonic power on performance was examined.

Conclusions:

Ultrasonically induced droplet coalescence is an effective strategy for enhancing demisting.
This technique offers a significant improvement over conventional methods for small droplet removal.
Further optimization based on flow rate and power can maximize demisting efficiency.