Lamb-type waves generated by a cylindrical bubble oscillating between two planar elastic walls.
The volume oscillation of a cylindrical bubble in a microfluidic channel with planar elastic walls is studied. Analytical solutions are found for the bulk scattered wave propagating in the fluid gap and the surface waves of Lamb-type propagating at the fluid-solid interfaces. This type of surface wave has not yet been described theoretically. A dispersion equation for the Lamb-type waves is derived, which allows one to evaluate the wave speed for different values of the channel heighth. It is shown that forh<λt, where λtis the wavelength of the transverse wave in the walls, the speed of the Lamb-type waves decreases with decreasingh, while forhon the order of or greater than λt, their speed tends to the Scholte wave speed. The solutions for the wave fields in the elastic walls and in the fluid are derived using the Hankel transforms. Numerical simulations are carried out to study the effect of the surface waves on the dynamics of a bubble confined between two elastic walls. It is shown that its resonance frequency can be up to 50% higher than the resonance frequency of a similar bubble confined between two rigid walls.
CNRS and Université Grenoble-Alpes, LIPhy UMR 5588 , Université Grenoble-Alpes , Grenoble, F-38401, France.
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Doinikov
CNRS and Université Grenoble-Alpes, LIPhy UMR 5588 , Université Grenoble-Alpes , Grenoble, F-38401, France.
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Mekki-Berrada
CNRS and Université Grenoble-Alpes, LIPhy UMR 5588 , Université Grenoble-Alpes , Grenoble, F-38401, France.
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Thibault
CNRS and Université Grenoble-Alpes, LIPhy UMR 5588 , Université Grenoble-Alpes , Grenoble, F-38401, France.
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Marmottant
bubble; microfluidics; solid–fluid interface; surface wave; ultrasound