Precipitation of calcium carbonate by ultrasonic irradiation

Supersaturated solution of calcium carbonate ([Ca²⁺]=1.2 mmol/L, [HCO₃⁻]=3.2 mmol/L, pH=8.8, T=30±0.5 °C), a scale forming component, was irradiated by an ultrasonic homogenizer (24 kHz, 15–250 W/cm²) to study the factors that affect its precipitation rate. The factors of (1) depth of horn immersion, (2) ultrasonic intensity and horn tip size and (3) cavitation, which can affect the precipitation rate were investigated in this study. Ultrasonic irradiation was observed to accelerate the precipitation of calcium carbonate and it was found that there exists an optimum range of horn immersion depth for maximizing the precipitation rate. The experimental data also established that the precipitation rate was proportional to ultrasonic intensity and diameter of horn tip. These findings were correlated to the effects of physical mixing, that arises due to ultrasonic irradiation. However, the effect of cavitation in accelerating the precipitation rate was found to be small. Thus it is forwarded that the physical mixing effect, especially macrostreaming is the main factor that accelerates the precipitation rate of calcium carbonate during ultrasonic treatment. Further, neither the morphology nor the size of the calcium carbonate crystals formed were found to be affected by the ultrasonic irradiation.     

功率超声设备频率振幅自动控制研究

本文根据差动变量器桥式电路补偿电学臂的原理，采用锁相环（PLL）及模拟乘法器等技术，进行功率超声设备频率振幅自动控制，结果表明，这种控制方法具有频率跟踪范围宽，负载知应能力强及系统性能稳定等功效。     

基于单片机的超声冲击装置频率跟踪控制和恒幅控制

对超声波冲击以提高焊接接头疲劳强度的装置进行了研究，研制出一台可用于实际冲击处理的样机。该样机以单片机为核心，采用自适应带通滤波器提取超声换能器工作的基波信号，在此基础上获得电流和电压的相位差，根据相位差用模糊控制方法来实现自动频率跟踪；通过电流控制执行机构的输出端振幅，使之恒定不变，对超声冲击处理的质量进行控制。该装置能够适应超声冲击这种负载变化十分剧烈的场合，并可实现准确的频率跟踪和保证冲击处理的质量及效率。     

Pulse source-system model and its amplitude versus frequency characteristics

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Effects of ultrasonic irradiation on crystallization kinetics,morphological and structural properties of zeolite FAU

In this work, NaX zeolite was synthesized and the effect of ultrasound irradiation on reaction kinetics, morphological and structural properties was investigated. Ultrasound was applied, by using a plate transducer (91.8 kHz), for the first time during the crystallization of zeolite NaX, at high temperature, varying the irradiation moment and its duration. Furthermore, ultrasound was applied after the crystallization by a horn-type transducer (20–24 kHz) at low temperature. The effects of irradiated volume (100–300 mL), sonication time (2–10 min) and ultrasound power (10–200 W) were studied with a power intensity up to 100 W/cm². It was found that the application of ultrasound during the first hour of crystallization resulted in 20% reduction of reaction time compared to a standard crystallization. Ultrasound can also reduce the agglomeration degree of the final powder by combining high power and long sonication time. After 5 min sonication time at 0.3 W/mL, the tapped density of the powder was increased by 10%, from 0.37 to 0.41 g/mL. Finally, by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) it was demonstrated that ultrasound can disrupt the agglomerates without affecting the morphology of individual crystals.     

Study on removing calcium carbonate plug from near wellbore by high-power ultrasonic treatment

In this paper, the effects of ultrasonic wave on the removal of inorganic scaling and plugging in cores and the influence of the key wave field parameters, process parameters and core physical parameters on the plugging removal efficiency are systematically studied. The main dynamic mechanism of ultrasonic plugging removal is also systematically analyzed. Results show that the transducer frequency, transducer power, ultrasonic treatment time and initial permeability of core have great influence on the effect of ultrasonic scale removal. When the cumulative treatment time of ultrasonic wave exceeds 60 min, the recovery rate of core permeability tends to be stable. Best effect can be achieved when processing for 80–120 min cumulatively; the plugging removal effect is improved with the increase of ultrasonic transducer power and ultrasonic frequency, but the effect of plugging removal is not obvious with the further increasing of them. In addition, it is proved that the effect of removing calcium carbonate plug from near wellbore by hydrochloric acid solution is slightly better than that by ultrasonic treatment alone. Finally, the micro dynamic mechanism of removing inorganic scale plug by high-power ultrasonic treatment is discussed in view of ultrasonic inorganic scale body crushing, ultrasonic cavitation, ultrasonic friction, ultrasonic peristaltic transport operation and ultrasonic fracture-making and permeability-increasing effect.     

Effect of light with varying amplitude and frequency on a medium

A formula for the complex refractive index of a medium exposed to light whose amplitude and frequency are varied in time is derived.     

Effect of irradiation distance on degradation of phenol using indirect ultrasonic irradiation method

Ultrasound is used as degradation of hazardous organic compounds. In this study, indirect ultrasonic irradiation method was applied to the degradation process of phenol, the model hazardous organic compound, and the effects of irradiation distance on radical generation and ultrasonic power were investigated. The chemical effect estimated by KI oxidation dosimetry and ultrasonic power measured by calorimetry fluctuated for the irradiation distance, and there was a relationship between the period of the fluctuation of ultrasonic effect and the wavelength of ultrasound. The degradation of phenol was considered to progress in the zero-order kinetics, before the decomposition conversion was less than 25%. Therefore, the simple kinetic model on degradation of phenol was proposed, and there was a linear relation in the degradation rate constant of phenol and the ultrasonic power inside the reactor. In addition, the kinetic model proposed in this study was applied to the former study. There was a linear relation in the degradation rate constant of phenol and ultrasonic energy in the range of frequency of 20-30 kHz in spite of the difference of equipment and sample volume. On the other hand, the degradation rate constant in the range of frequency of 200-800 kHz was much larger than that of 20-30 kHz in the same ultrasonic energy, and this behaviour was agreed with the former investigation about the dependence of ultrasonic frequency on chemical effect.     

Synthesis of dinitrochalcones by using ultrasonic irradiation in the presence of potassium carbonate

The synthesis of dinitrochalcones was studied by using ultrasonic irradiation in the presence of potassium carbonate as a catalyst, which provided a conventional procedure with the advantages of a short reaction period and as high as 90% product yield.     

A conditional symmetric memristive system with amplitude and frequency control

By introducing a memristor into a chaotic system with a single non-quadratic term and substituting an absolute value function for conditional symmetry, a unique chaotic system is constructed. Firstly, the system shares a special structure of symmetry and conditional symmetry. Secondly, the amplitude and frequency of the system variables can be rescaled by the applied memristor. Interestingly it gives a new case of attractor control namely partial amplitude control and global frequency control. At last, as a new regime of extreme multistability, the memristive system shows relatively simple bifurcation according to the initial condition. This new class of chaotic system has never been reported to the best of our knowledge.

     

Effect of ultrasonic frequency and surfactant addition on microcapsule destruction

In a previous study, we found that cavitation bubbles cause the ultrasonic destruction of microcapsules containing oil in a shell made of melamine resin. The cavitation bubbles can be smaller or larger than the resonance size; smaller bubbles cause Rayleigh contraction, whereas larger bubbles are not involved in the sonochemical reaction. The activity in and around the bubble (e.g., shear stress, shock wave, microjet, sonochemical reaction, and sonoluminescence) varies substantially depending on the bubble size. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of the ultrasonic destruction of microcapsules by examining the correlations between frequency and microcapsule destruction rate and between microcapsule size and cavitation bubble size. We evaluated the bubbles using multibubble sonoluminescence and the bubble size was changed by adding a surfactant to the microcapsule suspension. The microcapsule destruction was frequency dependent. The main cause of microcapsule destruction was identified as mechanical resonance, although the relationship between bubble size and microcapsule size suggested that bubbles smaller than or equal to the microcapsule size may also destroy microcapsules by applying shear stress locally.     

Effect of employing ultrasonic waves during pulse electrochemical deposition on the characteristics and biocompatibility of calcium phosphate coatings

In the present work, we investigated the effect of employing ultrasonic waves during pulse electrochemical deposition on surface topography, chemical composition and biocompatibility of calcium phosphate (Ca-P) coatings. The SEM and 3D AFM images showed that the anodized titanium surface was covered with the uniform and refined size of plate-like Ca-P crystals, when the ultrasonic treatment of the electrolyte with power of 60 W was carried out during deposition. In contrast, for the Ca-P; 0 W coating applied under only the magnetic stirring of the electrolyte, the microstructure was non-uniform and some Ca-P crystals with the larger size were randomly observed in different regions, causing a rougher surface. The FTIR results also revealed that employing the ultrasound increases the deposition of a coating involved in only the most stable Ca-P phase of carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHA). However, in the absence of ultrasound, besides the prominent phase of CHA, some less stable Ca-P phases like octa calcium phosphate (OCP) and brushite were also formed in the Ca-P; 0 W coating. The Ca-P; 60 W coating showed the higher ability for apatite biomineralization after a 7-day immersion in the simulated body fluid (SBF). This coating also provided a better surface for the cellular activity, as compared to the Ca-P; 0 W coating.     

Effect of ultrasonic frequency on size distributions of nanosized mist generated by ultrasonic atomization

Ultrasonic atomization is used to produce fine liquid mists with diameter ranges below 100 nm. We investigated the effect of the frequency on the size distribution of ultrasonic mist. A bimodal distribution was obtained for the mist generated by ultrasonic atomization with a wide-range particle spectrometer. The peak diameter decreased with increasing frequency, and the number concentration of the mist increased in the smaller range. We determined the relation between the size distribution of the mist and the ultrasonic frequency, and we proposed a generation mechanism for the ultrasonic nanosized mist based on the amount of water vapor around the liquid column. Increasing the power intensity and density by changing the surface diameter of the ultrasonic oscillator affected the number concentration and size distribution of the nanosized mist. Using this technique, the diameter of the mist can be controlled by changing the frequency of the ultrasonic transducer.     

Effect of ultrasonic frequency on polymerization of styrene under sonication

The effect of ultrasonic frequency on polymerization of styrene under sonication at 50 degrees C was studied at the frequencies of 23.4, 45.7, 92, 518 kHz and 1 MHz. Polymerization under sonication was carried out at the ultrasonic intensity that gives the same reaction rate of decomposition of porphyrin. The magnitude of the polymerization rate increases in the order of 92, 45.7 and 23.4 kHz. At the high frequencies of 518 kHz and 1 MHz, no polymerization was observed. These facts mean that there is an optimum frequency in the range from 92 to 518 kHz for effective polymerization. The average-number molecular weights at the sonication time of 3 h are 5.5 x 10(4), 8.0 x 10(4) and 11.5 x 10(4) for the irradiated frequencies of 92, 45.7 and 23.4 kHz, respectively. Sonication for 3 h at 92 kHz gives polystyrene with very high polydispersity, about 5.0, in comparison with the results obtained at 23.4 and 45.7 kHz. These observations indicate that polymerization under sonication is influenced by the irradiated frequency.     

Effect of ultrasonic irradiation power on sonochemical synthesis of gold nanoparticles

In this work, optimized size distribution and optical properties in the colloidal synthesis of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) were obtained using a proposed ultrasonic irradiation assisted Turkevich-Frens method. The effect of three nominal ultrasound (20 kHz) irradiation powers: 60, 150, and 210 W have been analyzed as size and shape control parameters. The GNPs colloidal solutions were obtained from chloroauric acid (HAuCl₄) and trisodium citrate (C₆H₅Na₃O₇·2H₂O) under continuous irradiation for 1 h without any additional heat or stirring. The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) was monitored in the UV–Vis spectra every 10 min to found the optimal time for localized SPR wavelength (${\lambda }_{\mathrm{L}\mathrm{S}\mathrm{P}\mathrm{R}}$), and the 210 sample procedure has reduced the ${\lambda }_{\mathrm{L}\mathrm{S}\mathrm{P}\mathrm{R}}$ localization at 20 min, while 150 and 60 samples have showed ${\lambda }_{\mathrm{L}\mathrm{S}\mathrm{P}\mathrm{R}}$ at 60 min. The nucleation and growth of GNPs showed changes in shape and size distribution associated with physical (cavitation, temperature) and chemical (radical generation, pH) conditions in the aqueous solution. The results showed quasi-spherical GNPs as pentakis dodecahedron (${\lambda }_{\mathrm{L}\mathrm{S}\mathrm{P}\mathrm{R}}$ = 560 nm), triakis icosahedron (${\lambda }_{\mathrm{L}\mathrm{S}\mathrm{P}\mathrm{R}}$ = 535 nm), and tetrakis hexahedron (${\lambda }_{\mathrm{L}\mathrm{S}\mathrm{P}\mathrm{R}}$ = 525 nm) in a size range from 12 to 16 nm. Chemical effects of ultrasound irradiation were suggested in the disproportionation process, electrons of AuCl₂⁻ are rapidly exchanged through the gold surface. After AuCl₄⁻ and Cl⁻ were desorbed, a tetrachloroaurate complex was recycled for the two-electron reduction by citrate, aurophilic interaction between complexes AuCl₂⁻, electrons exchange, and gold seeds, the deposition of new gold atoms on the surface promoting the growth of GNPs. These mechanisms are enhanced by the effects of ultrasound, such as cavitation and transmitted energy into the solution. These results show that the plasmonic response from the reported GNPs can be tuned using a simple methodology with minimum infrastructure requirements. Moreover, the production method could be easily scalable to meet industrial manufacturing needs.     

Effect of ultrasonic irradiation on crystallization kinetics of potassium dihydrogen phosphate

The ultrasound effect applied on potassium dihydrogen phosphate was investigated in a continuous crystallization system. The studied process variables were ultrasonic power (W) and residence time. The crystal size distributions of the final products obtained with and without ultrasonic power were determined and the data were evaluated by using modified form of Abegg, Stevens and Larson (ASL) model. The supersaturation limit decreased with ultrasonic waves and the crystal morphology was modified. The average crystal size decreased in the presence of ultrasonic power. An abrasive effect was observed at a high ultrasonic power input.     

Effect of coal ash on hydrazine degradation under stirring and ultrasonic irradiation conditions

The degradation of hydrazine (N(2)H(4)) with concentrations of 0.1-5.0 mmol/L was investigated as a function of amount of coal ash (0.0-5.0 wt%) under the stirring (300 rpm) and ultrasonic irradiation (200 kHz, 200 W) conditions. It was found that the rate of decrease in the hydrazine concentration depended upon an amount of coal ash under the stirring and ultrasonic irradiation condition. It was considered under the stirring condition that hydrazine was adsorbed and degraded partly on coal ash. Furthermore, the sonochemically formed OH radicals were more effective in the hydrazine degradation than stirring condition in the presence of an intermediate amount of coal ash (0.6-2.4 wt%), whereas the effect of OH radicals disappeared in the presence of coal ash more than 2.4 wt%.     

Effect of operational parameters on degradation of Malachite Green by ultrasonic irradiation

The aim of the present study was to apply ultrasonic technique to remove Malachite Oxalate Green (MG) from aqueous solution. An ultrasonic bath with frequency of 35 kHz was used to investigate the effect of different operational parameters such as MG concentration, power density, temperature, mechanical agitation and addition of EtOH, 2-PrOH and iso-BuOH. Decolorization of MG follows a first order kinetics and hydroxyl radicals have an important role in degradation of MG. The apparent reaction rate constant (k(ap)) was influenced by variation of operational parameters. The activation energy was 30.95 kJ/mol in temperature range of 21-34 degrees C, suggesting a diffusion-controlled reaction. Alcohols act as hydroxyl radicals scavengers having undesirable contribution. UV-vis spectral change of MG showed hypsochromic shift occurred with increasing sonication time, proposing N-demethylation process of MG.     

超声微泡低频动力学特性及其生物效应

理论上利用有耗散函数的Lagrange方程,建立了有壳微泡的R(t)运动方程,开展了自由空间中有壳微泡动力学特性的研究,表明微泡内外半径增量随声压的增大、超声频率的降低、初始内径的增大及壳厚的减薄而迅速增大。实验上,利用Mie散射技术在80°散射角和前向Mie散射检测新技术实验测量了微泡R(t)曲线;利用体视显微镜,实时观察了超声微泡对动物活体微血管损伤,开展了超声微泡生物效应的动物和细胞试验研究。结果表明:(1)超声作用下,微泡引起肿瘤中微血管壁周期性膨胀收缩而发生管壁破裂,形成血栓和微血管栓塞,抑制了肿瘤生长;(2)超声联合微泡可以破坏微血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)和肝癌细胞,可以减少肿瘤血管和癌细胞再生,因此,低频超声联合微泡技术是一种值得探索抑制肿瘤生长的新技术。     

Effect of gamma irradiation on undoped and uranium doped calcium fluoride crystals

Color centers in undoped and U³⁺-doped CaF₂ crystals induced by γ-irradiation with different doses were studied by differential absorption and Raman spectra. Multiple color centers and conversion among them were caused in undoped CaF₂ with the creation of radiation defects. In U³⁺:CaF₂ crystal, trivalent uranium was demonstrated to act as hole trap in the process of γ-irradiation, which was ionized to tetravalent. This process was accompanied by the formation of F₂⁺ centers, but without additional background absorption due to radiation defects.