Multiphase Science and Technology A Quarterly

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2005, Volume17

Issue 3

106 pages

DOI: 10.1615/MultScienTechn.v17.i3

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S. Cancelos
Center for Multiphase Research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590, USA

F. J. Moraga
Center for Multiphase Research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590, USA

Richard T. Lahey, Jr.
Center for Multiphase Research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590, USA

P. Bouchilloux
Magsoft Corporation, Troy, NY 12180-3511, USA

The purpose of this article is to describe a methodology for designing high efficiency acoustic chambers. ATILA^TM, a finite element method (FEM) based code, was used to numerically solve the mathematical model detailed in this paper, which accounts for fluid/structure interaction, acoustic waves and the physics of piezoelectric materials. A high-Q (i.e., strongly resonant) acoustic chamber was built according to ATILA^TM simulations to study sonoluminescence and sonofusion. The as-built chamber was experimentally characterized by measuring the pressure profile and frequency response in the liquid using a traversing hydrophone. Excellent agreement was found between the code predictions and measurements demonstrating the validity of the mathematical model and the reliability of the ATILA^TM code.

DOI: 10.1615/MultScienTechn.v17.i3.30 Download article, 257-291 pages

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