title: Simulation of the spatial distribution of the acoustic pressure in sonochemical reactors with numerical methods: a review.
abstract: Numerical methods for the calculation of the acoustic field inside sonoreactors have rapidly emerged in the last 15 years. This paper summarizes some of the most important works on this topic presented in the past, along with the diverse numerical works that have been published since then, reviewing the state of the art from a qualitative point of view. In this sense, we illustrate and discuss some of the models recently developed by the scientific community to deal with some of the complex events that take place in a sonochemical reactor such as the vibration of the reactor walls and the nonlinear phenomena inherent to the presence of ultrasonic cavitation. In addition, we point out some of the upcoming challenges that must be addressed in order to develop a reliable tool for the proper designing of efficient sonoreactors and the scale-up of sonochemical processes.
authors.affiliation: The Functional Materials Applied Research Group, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: i.tudela@ua.es.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tudela
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Nuevos Desarrollos Tecnológicos en Electroquímica: Sonoelectroquímica y Bioelectroquímica, Departamento de Química Física e Instituto Universitario de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. Correos 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sáez
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Fotoquímica y Electroquímica de Semiconductores, Departamento de Química Física e Instituto Universitario de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. Correos 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: María Deseada
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Esclapez
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Fotoquímica y Electroquímica de Semiconductores, Departamento de Química Física e Instituto Universitario de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. Correos 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: María Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Díez-García
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Fotoquímica y Electroquímica de Semiconductores, Departamento de Química Física e Instituto Universitario de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. Correos 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonete
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Nuevos Desarrollos Tecnológicos en Electroquímica: Sonoelectroquímica y Bioelectroquímica, Departamento de Química Física e Instituto Universitario de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. Correos 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González-García
mesh_terms: D002621:Chemistry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011312:Pressure; D014159:Transducers; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014732:Vibration
keywords: Acoustic pressure; Numerical simulations; Sonochemical reactor; Sonochemistry; Ultrasound