Analysis of the possible applications of the acoustic flow effect for the breakup and transfer of liquid substances in a cylindrical volume

Аннотация

The conditions for the existence of an acoustic flow effect excited in a cylindrical liquid volume by the radial oscillations of its walls within the ultrasonic frequency range with the purpose of enabling the breakup and transfer of liquid substances in the axial direction have been revealed. The conditions for the efficient performance of this process have been analyzed, and the optimal scheme of implementation has been constructed for the developed method. The obtained formulas make it possible to calculate the resonance parameters of ultrasound and applied equipment such that they would provide the attainability of a desired efficiency for the studied phenomenon. The radius of the drops, into which liquid fractions are broken up; the liquid flow velocity along the cylinder axis; and the characteristic length of nonlinear interactions between oscillations, which limits the critical dimensions of the process flowsheet, have been estimated. The formulated analytical relationships and computer calculations are aimed at selecting the most significant dependences, which provide critically important guidance for the practical implementation of the studied technology.