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Estimation of chemical and physical effects of cavitation by analysis of cavitating single bubble dynamics
Cavitation events create extreme conditions in a localized ‘bubble collapse’ region, leading to the formation of hydroxyl radicals, shockwaves and microscopic high-speed jets, which are useful for many chemical and physical transformation processes. Single bubble dynamics equations have been used pr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8339230/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34332329 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105677 |
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author | Pandit, Ajinkya V. Sarvothaman, Varaha P. Ranade, Vivek V. |
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description | Cavitation events create extreme conditions in a localized ‘bubble collapse’ region, leading to the formation of hydroxyl radicals, shockwaves and microscopic high-speed jets, which are useful for many chemical and physical transformation processes. Single bubble dynamics equations have been used previously to investigate the chemical and physical effects of cavitation. In the present study, the state of the art of the single bubble dynamics equations was reviewed and certain noteworthy modifications were implemented. Simulations reaffirmed previously reported collapse temperatures of the order ~5,000 K and collapse pressures well over ~1,000 bar under varying operating conditions. The chemical effects were assessed in terms of the hydroxyl radical generation rate (OHG), calculated by applying the minimization of the Gibb’s Free Energy method using simulated collapse conditions. OHG values as high as 1x10(12)•OH molecules per collapse event were found under certain operating conditions. A new equation was proposed to assess the physical effects, in terms of the impact pressure of the water jet - termed as the jet hammer pressure (JHP), formed due to the asymmetrical collapse of a bubble near a wall. The predicted JHP were found to be within a range of ~100 to 1000 bar under varying operating conditions. Important issues such as the onset of cavitation and chaotic solutions, for a cavitating single bubble dynamics were discussed. The Blake threshold pressure was found to be a sufficient criterion to capture the onset of cavitation. The impact of key operating parameters on the chemical and physical effects of cavitation were investigated exhaustively through simulations, over the parameter ranges relevant to acoustic and hydrodynamic cavitation processes. Presented methodology and results will be useful for optimisation and further investigations of a broad range of acoustic and hydrodynamic cavitation-based applications. |
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spelling | pubmed-83392302021-08-10 Estimation of chemical and physical effects of cavitation by analysis of cavitating single bubble dynamics Pandit, Ajinkya V. Sarvothaman, Varaha P. Ranade, Vivek V. Ultrason Sonochem Original Research Article Cavitation events create extreme conditions in a localized ‘bubble collapse’ region, leading to the formation of hydroxyl radicals, shockwaves and microscopic high-speed jets, which are useful for many chemical and physical transformation processes. Single bubble dynamics equations have been used previously to investigate the chemical and physical effects of cavitation. In the present study, the state of the art of the single bubble dynamics equations was reviewed and certain noteworthy modifications were implemented. Simulations reaffirmed previously reported collapse temperatures of the order ~5,000 K and collapse pressures well over ~1,000 bar under varying operating conditions. The chemical effects were assessed in terms of the hydroxyl radical generation rate (OHG), calculated by applying the minimization of the Gibb’s Free Energy method using simulated collapse conditions. OHG values as high as 1x10(12)•OH molecules per collapse event were found under certain operating conditions. A new equation was proposed to assess the physical effects, in terms of the impact pressure of the water jet - termed as the jet hammer pressure (JHP), formed due to the asymmetrical collapse of a bubble near a wall. The predicted JHP were found to be within a range of ~100 to 1000 bar under varying operating conditions. Important issues such as the onset of cavitation and chaotic solutions, for a cavitating single bubble dynamics were discussed. The Blake threshold pressure was found to be a sufficient criterion to capture the onset of cavitation. The impact of key operating parameters on the chemical and physical effects of cavitation were investigated exhaustively through simulations, over the parameter ranges relevant to acoustic and hydrodynamic cavitation processes. Presented methodology and results will be useful for optimisation and further investigations of a broad range of acoustic and hydrodynamic cavitation-based applications. Elsevier 2021-07-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8339230/ /pubmed/34332329 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105677 Text en © 2021 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Article Pandit, Ajinkya V. Sarvothaman, Varaha P. Ranade, Vivek V. Estimation of chemical and physical effects of cavitation by analysis of cavitating single bubble dynamics |
title | Estimation of chemical and physical effects of cavitation by analysis of cavitating single bubble dynamics |
title_full | Estimation of chemical and physical effects of cavitation by analysis of cavitating single bubble dynamics |
title_fullStr | Estimation of chemical and physical effects of cavitation by analysis of cavitating single bubble dynamics |
title_full_unstemmed | Estimation of chemical and physical effects of cavitation by analysis of cavitating single bubble dynamics |
title_short | Estimation of chemical and physical effects of cavitation by analysis of cavitating single bubble dynamics |
title_sort | estimation of chemical and physical effects of cavitation by analysis of cavitating single bubble dynamics |
topic | Original Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8339230/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34332329 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105677 |
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