On the influence of spatial correlations on sound propagation in concentrated solutions of rigid particles.
In a previous paper [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 121, 3386-3387 (2007)], a self-consistent effective medium theory has been used to account for hydrodynamic interactions between neighboring rigid particles, which considerably affect the sound propagation in concentrated solutions. However, spatial correlations were completely left out in this model. They correspond to the fact that the presence of one particle at a given position locally affects the location of the other ones. In the present work, the importance of such correlations is demonstrated within a certain frequency range and particle concentration. For that purpose, spatial correlations are integrated in our two-phase formulation by using a closure scheme similar to the one introduced by Spelt et al. [''Attenuation of sound in concentrated suspensions theory and experiments," J. Fluid Mech. 430, 51-86 (2001)]. Then, the effect is shown through a careful comparison of the results obtained with this model, the ones obtained with different self-consistent approximations and the experiments performed by Hipp et al. ["Acoustical characterization of concentrated suspensions and emulsions. 2. Experimental validation," Langmuir, 18, 391-404 (2002)]. With the present formulation, an excellent agreement is reached for all frequencies (within the limit of the long wavelength regime) and for concentrations up to 30% without any adjustable parameter.
Baudoin
Michael
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Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Institut Jean Le Rond D'Alembert (IJLRDA), UMR CNRS 7190 and Institut des NanoSciences de Paris (INSP), UMR CNRS 7588, Paris Cedex 05, France. baudoin@lmm.jussieu.fr
Thomas
Jean-Louis
JL
Coulouvrat
François
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D000162:Acoustics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012996:Solutions; D013016:Sound; D013017:Sound Localization; D018561:Space Simulation; D014783:Viscosity
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