Acoustic cavitation series: part one: Acoustic cavitation: an introduction

Acoustic cavitation has been an active area of research for at least 30 years and interest in the subject shows no sign of diminishing. Cavitation may occur whenever high intensity ultrasound is applied to liquids, for example in such important applications as sonar, industrial processing and bio-medical research. Future issues will carry a series of articles reviewing the physics and technology of acoustic cavitation, each contributed by a well-known specialist. The present introductory article is a preface to the series, covering background history, explaining the scope of the subject and defining terms in common use. Also included is a list of the major sources of reference presently available, in the form of books, reviews and collections of papers.     

Acoustic cavitation series: part five rectified diffusion

A general review is given of the mechanism of rectified diffusion. The equations that describe the threshold acoustic pressure amplitude as well as the growth rate are presented. Simplified versions of the complicated threshold equation are also obtained for two regions that are of particular interest. Graphical representations of the equations for a variety of physical parameters are given as well as a comparison between the available measurements and the theoretical predictions. Finally, some suggested areas of future research in this area are presented.     

Ultrasonic instrument for measuring bolt stress

An ultrasonic instrument for the accurate measurement of bolt stress is described. The instrument, which is based on the pseudo-continuous-wave technique, uses carrier phase detection to track the frequency of the mechanical resonance of the bolt. The basic operation of the instrument and the experimental results obtained are discussed.     

Gas body activation

A small body of gas which is stabilized against dissolution in a liquid by a supportive structure may oscillate in response to an ultrasonic field and this form of cavitation is termed gas body activation. Linear theory describes the response of gas-filled intercellular channels in plant tissue and of gas-filled micropores in thin sheets of plastic. Calculations from this theory yield good agreement with indirect observations of resonance frequencies and rough agreement with direct measures of aggregate response (transmission and reflection coefficients). Studies of gas body activation in biological systems should allow quantitative analysis of cavitation bioeffects for relatively low-intensity ultrasound applications.     

The measurement of residual stress in textured steel using an ultrasonic velocity combinations technique

A new ultrasonic technique for the determination of residual stresses in steel, intended to correct for the effects of variable texture and microstructure, is proposed. The method is based upon the use of the compressional wave time delay in addition to the time delays of two orthogonally polarized shear waves used in the shear wave birefringence technique. This method is justified theoretically using expressions for the ultrasonic velocities in an aggregate of orthorhombic symmetry composed of cubic crystallites.Measurements of the three time delays for propagation in the through thickness direction have been made on a large number of steel plates selected at random. The measurements are found to fall on two lines, and reveal that two types of texture are present in rolled steel plates. In the presence of a stress, the measured points deviate from the lines and this effect is quantified theoretically using elastic constants obtained by applying a uniaxial compressive stress to one of the samples.The usefulness of the technique to determine a residual stress distribution is demonstrated by measurements near the tip of a crack in a compact tension specimen.     

基于三频点声速测量的气体压强合成算法

利用声速测量精度高, 测量方法简单的特点, 提出一种基于三个频率点测量声速合成气体压强的算法。首先在三个频率点测量声速, 然后计算得到声速频散谱拐点的弛豫频率, 最后根据弛豫频率与压强成线性正比的关系得到气体压强, 仿真结果验证了该算法的可行性。为在线实时检测气体腔体压强提供了一种技术简单、精度高的超声方法。     

Acoustic characterization of cavitation intensity: A review

Cavitation intensity is used to describe the activity of cavitation, and several methods are developed to identify the intensity of cavitation. This work aimed to provide an overview and discussion of the several existing characterization methods for cavitation intensity, three acoustic approaches for charactering cavitation were discussed in detail. It was showed that cavitation noise spectrum is too complex and there are some differences and disputes on the characterization of cavitation intensity by cavitation noise. In this review, we recommended a total cavitation noise intensity estimated via the integration of real cavitation noise spectrum over full frequency domain instead of artificially adding inaccurate filtering processing.     

Ultrasonic density measurement for process control

A method has been devised for determining the density of a fluid by measuring the velocity and amplitude of an ultrasonic pulse passed through it. The theory of the method is presented, together with the results of an experimental verification.     

Ultrasonic SH wave velocity in textured aluminium plates

Neutron diffraction has been used to measure the crystallite orientation distribution function for a sample of rolled aluminium plate. Based on this study an expression is given for the ultrasonic velocity of the fundamental horizontally polarized shear (SH) wave propagating in the plane of the plate at an angle θ to the rolling direction. This expression is correct to second order in the leading texture component and is compared with the exact numerical result and with measurements of the SH wave velocity for this plate. In textured materials the group and phase velocities are not, in general, parallel and an expression for the angle between them is derived. Inclusion of this effect leads to better agreement between experiment and theory. The results have application to the texture-independent determination of stress with ultrasonics recently proposed by MacDonald and Thompson et al.     

Acoustic cavitation produced by microsecond pulses of ultrasound: a discussion of some selected results.

Because of its extensive utilization in clinical practice, and because the subjects examined are often fragile and sensitive to trauma, the safety of diagnostic ultrasound has always been of concern. Of the various mechanisms through which ultrasound could act in a manner deleterious to a patient, acoustic cavitation, should it occur, appears to possess significant potential for biological damage. This paper reviews several recent reports of progress by our two groups and demonstrates the conditions under which cavitation has been observed by microsecond pulses of ultrasound. Although these results give no indications that diagnostic ultrasound may pose a true risk to a patient, they do indicate that in vivo cavitation may occur under certain conditions.     

Diffraction of elastic waves by cracks: application to time-of-flight inspection

We obtain expressions for the angular variation of diffracted signal amplitude when infinite plane P or SV waves are incident on a semi-infinite crack. The importance of these calculations to non-destructive testing by the time-of-flight technique is discussed. We obtain the optimum angles to use for the case of a defect symmetrically placed with respect to transmitter and receiver. These angles are those for which the ratio of emitted signal amplitude to incident wave amplitude is a maximum.

We compare two methods of obtaining the exact solution for the diffraction of elastic waves at a semi-infinite crack. Both methods involve the solution of a set of integral equations, the equations being different in the two methods. In the far-field approximation the results from these methods are shown to be equivalent.     

地下储气井钢管壁厚检测电路设计

项目设计的回旋式自动悬浮超声波探头装置,采用超声波时差法测量地下高压储气井钢管的壁厚,为满足检测分辨率为0.2mm的要求,需要对小至0.075μS的时间差进行高精度测量。方案采用在MSP430单片机控制下的高精度时间间隔测量芯片TDC-GP2实现了前述技术要求。以此为核心开发研制的CNG地下高压储气井专用检测装置设备样机具有体积小、重量轻、成本低、精度高、使用方便的特点,较好地满足了地下储气井现场检修探测的技术要求。     

Surface acoustic cavitation understood via nanosecond electrochemistry. Part III: Shear stress in ultrasonic cleaning

Acoustic cavitation is extensively used for cleaning purposes. However, little is known about the fundamental aspects of the cleaning process. Our previous electrochemical data suggested that acoustic bubbles were oscillating at a distance of only a few tens of nanometers above the surface [J. Phys. Chem. B 105 (2001) 12087; E. Maisonhaute, B.A. Brookes, R.G. Compton, J. Phys. Chem. B 106 (2002) 3166–3172]. The flow velocities resulting from the bubble collapse lead to important drag and shear forces on the surface, responsible for cleaning and/or eroding the latter. We review here the forces acting on an adsorbed particle located on the surface, and develop arguments to explain why small adsorbates are harder to remove by sonication. Then, experimental results on particle desorption and surface effects brought about by ultrasound are presented and shown to agree with our theoretical predictions.     

Real-time Monitoring the Vulcanization of EPDM Rubber with Ultrasound: A Study on the Reaction Kinetics

In an attempt to study the reaction kinetics of ethylene–propylene–diene (EPDM) rubber, using a noninvasive and nondestructive ultrasonic technique, several compounds varying with amounts of sulfur and accelerator were prepared. A relationship between the calibrated ultrasonic velocity and the change of molecular structure during vulcanization was investigated and described by an exponential equation. The resulting characteristic parameters, related to the cure degree and rate, were obtained through the data fitting. The experimental results showed that with the increase of content of sulfur and accelerator, the cure degree increased, but the reaction rate constant decreased.     

碳化硅反射镜坯体光学加工的残余应力测量与分析

测量并分析了碳化硅反射镜坯体光学加工的残余应力。采用X射线衍射法测定了磨削成形、研磨以及抛光过程引入的表面残余应力的性质和大小;采用逐层抛光法测定了在用120#粒度金刚石砂轮磨削时引入的残余应力层厚度。研究结果表明:在用120#金刚石砂轮磨削加工时沿磨削方向和垂直于磨削方向分别引入了残余拉应力和残余压应力,其大小分别为40MPa和70MPa,应力层深度约为60μm,大于裂纹层深度;在用W7金刚石微粉研磨时引入了残余压应力,在其作用范围内残余应力平均值为60～80MPa;在抛光时理论上会引入残余压应力。在此基础上提出了在碳化硅反射镜坯体的光学加工过程中,可以通过研磨消除磨削引入的裂纹层和残余应力层。     

Coating thickness affects surface stress measurement of brush electro-plating nickel coating using Rayleigh wave approach

A surface ultrasonic wave approach was presented for measuring surface stress of brush electro-plating nickel coating specimen, and the influence of coating thickness on surface stress measurement was discussed. In this research, two Rayleigh wave transducers with 5 MHz frequency were employed to collect Rayleigh wave signals of coating specimen with different static tensile stresses and different coating thickness. The difference in time of flight between two Rayleigh wave signals was determined based on normalized cross correlation function. The influence of stress on propagation velocity of Rayleigh wave and the relationship between the difference in time of flight and tensile stress that corresponded to different coating thickness were discussed. Results indicate that inhomogeneous deformation of coating affects the relationship between the difference in time of flight and tensile stress, velocity of Rayleigh wave propagating in coating specimen increases with coating thickness increasing, and the variation rate reduces of difference in time of flight with tensile stress increasing as coating thickness increases.     

Effect of frequency on sonochemical reactions. I: Oxidation of iodide

The effect of continuous sonication on the kinetics of iodine formation in aqueous iodide solutions was studied in the presence of air and argon at two frequencies, 20 and 900 kHz. Most workers in this area assume that frequency has a negligible effect on sonochemical reactions. The present results indicate, however, that there is a significant effect in the above solutions. The rate of sonochemical oxidation of iodide in aqueous solution is 3.1 times greater in presence of air than argon at 900 kHz, in contrast to the situation at 20 kHz, where the ratio is 0.9 A 900 kHz apparatus was specially designed to make it possible to measure the absolute acoustic power delivered into the solution. The rate of oxidation per unit power in this new 900 kHz apparatus can be more than 30 times greater than that at 20 kHz for the oxidation of iodide in the presence of air.     

涂层界面结合强度检测研究(Ⅰ):涂层结合界面应力的理论分析

利用激光划痕测试法和弯曲应力理论，建立了涂层结合界面应力的理论模型，推导出结合界面剪应力、正应力和剥离应力分布公式，分析了结合界面应力产生的机理.理论分析结果表明，界面正应力主要集中在界面中心区域内，而在界面边缘附近，正应力迅速下降，在界面边缘处其值降为0；剪应力和剥离应力主要集中在界面边缘区域内，在远离界面边缘区域，剪应力和剥离应力则迅速下降；涂层中正应力和涂层厚度、基体厚度以及杨氏模量无关，界面间剪应力以及剥离应力随涂层厚度增加而增加，并且由涂层与基体厚度以及杨氏模量所共同决定.