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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2012.6.5.351

Observation of Acoustic Characteristic Change in bubble cloud by Ultrasonic Cavitation  

Noh, Si-Cheol (Dept. of Radiological Science, International University of Korea)
Kim, Ju-Young (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Choi, Heung-Ho (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.6, no.5, 2012 , pp. 351-356 More about this Journal
Abstract
Ultrasonic cavitation is a physical phenomenon that generates and collapses microbubbles in media (mainly fluids) under conditions of strong ultrasonic irradiation. In this study, changes in the ultrasonic acoustic characteristics of bubble clouds in relation to ultrasonic irradiation were observed by the quantitative evaluation of cavitation yields. Concave-type single ultrasonic transducers with center frequencies of 500 kHz and 1.1 MHz were used to produce cavitation, and 2.25 MHz interference ultrasonic waves that would traverse any bubble clouds generated were used to analyze the cavitation. The parameters used for the evaluation of cavitation yields (changes in the center frequency, attenuation characteristics, and the propagation time of penetrating waves) were analyzed in relation to the cavitation-generating conditions (irradiation intensity, excitation signal, and center frequency). On the basis of these results, correlations between the changes in the center frequency and irradiation intensity were identified. Although the correlation coefficient was low, notable changes were observed in the center frequency under certain irradiation conditions. Attenuation trends in the interference ultrasonic waves showed high correlations with all the irradiation conditions, and it was noted that these trends were not affected by the forms of cavitation generated. No differences in the propagation time were observed among different irradiation conditions. These findings suggest that bubble yields can be quantitatively evaluated effectively by evaluating the diverse irradiation conditions and that such a quantitative evaluation could be used to study the basic cavitation phenomenon occurring in high-intensity ultrasonic wave treatment.
Keywords
Ultrasonic Cavitation; Quantitative Evaluation; Acoustic Characteristic; Center Frequency Shift; Attenuation;
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