Determination of the size distribution of sonoluminescence bubbles in a pulsed acoustic field.
A simple method is described for determining the size of sonoluminescence bubbles generated by acoustic cavitation. The change in the intensity of sonoluminescence, from 4 ms pulses of 515 kHz ultrasound, as a function of the "off" time between acoustic pulses, is the basis of the method. The bubble size determined in water was in the range of 2.8-3.7 mum.
Lee
Judy
J
Particulate Fluids Processing Centre, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Ashokkumar
Muthupandian
M
Kentish
Sandra
S
Grieser
Franz
F