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Evaluation of Acoustic Forces on a Particle in Aerosol Medium.

DE2008917513

Publication Date	2007
Personal Author	Lee, S.; Dimenna, D. R.
Page Count	21
Abstract	The acoustic force exerted on a solid particle was evaluated to develop a fundamental understanding of the critical physical parameters or constraints affecting particle motion and capture in a collecting device. The application of an acoustic force to the collection of a range of submicron-to-micron particles in a highly turbulent airflow stream laden with solid particles was evaluated in the presence of other assisting and competing forces. This scoping estimate was based on the primary acoustic force acting directly on particles in a dilute aerosol system, neglecting secondary interparticle effects such as agglomeration of the sub-micron particles. A simplified analysis assuming a stable acoustic equilibrium with an infinite sound speed in the solid shows that for a solid-laden air flow in the presence of a standing wave, particles will move toward the nearest node. The results also show that the turbulent drag force on a 1-im particle resulting from eddy motion is dominant when compared with the electrostatic force or the ultrasonic acoustic force. At least 180 dB acoustic pressure level at 1 MHz is required for the acoustic force to be comparable to the electrostatic or turbulent drag forces in a high-speed air stream.
Keywords	Acoustic waves Aerosols Particle size Turbulent flow Electrostatics Computational fluid dynamics Air flow Streams Evaluation
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Savannah River National Lab., Aiken, SC.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200824
Contract Number	DE-AC09-96SR18500

Evaluation of Acoustic Forces on a Particle in Aerosol Medium.

Evaluation of Acoustic Forces on a Particle in Aerosol Medium.
DE2008917513

Publication Date	2007
Personal Author	Lee, S.; Dimenna, D. R.
Page Count	21
Abstract	The acoustic force exerted on a solid particle was evaluated to develop a fundamental understanding of the critical physical parameters or constraints affecting particle motion and capture in a collecting device. The application of an acoustic force to the collection of a range of submicron-to-micron particles in a highly turbulent airflow stream laden with solid particles was evaluated in the presence of other assisting and competing forces. This scoping estimate was based on the primary acoustic force acting directly on particles in a dilute aerosol system, neglecting secondary interparticle effects such as agglomeration of the sub-micron particles. A simplified analysis assuming a stable acoustic equilibrium with an infinite sound speed in the solid shows that for a solid-laden air flow in the presence of a standing wave, particles will move toward the nearest node. The results also show that the turbulent drag force on a 1-im particle resulting from eddy motion is dominant when compared with the electrostatic force or the ultrasonic acoustic force. At least 180 dB acoustic pressure level at 1 MHz is required for the acoustic force to be comparable to the electrostatic or turbulent drag forces in a high-speed air stream.
Keywords	Acoustic waves Aerosols Particle size Turbulent flow Electrostatics Computational fluid dynamics Air flow Streams Evaluation
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Savannah River National Lab., Aiken, SC.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200824
Contract Number	DE-AC09-96SR18500