Article
Determination of particle size distributions from acoustic wave propagation measurements
Physics of Fluids
(1999)
Abstract
The wave equations for the interior and exterior of the particles are ensemble averaged and combined with an analysis by Allegra and Hawley @J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 51, 1545 ~1972!# for the interaction of a single particle with the incident wave to determine the phase speed and attenuation of sound waves propagating through dilute slurries. The theory is shown to compare very well with the measured attenuation. The inverse problem, i.e., the problem of determining the particle size distribution given the attenuation as a function of frequency, is examined using regularization techniques that have been successful for bubbly liquids. It is shown that, unlike the bubbly liquids, the success of solving the inverse problem is limited since it depends strongly on the nature of particles and the frequency range used in inverse calculations.
Keywords
- particle size,
- wave propagation,
- sound waves,
- inverse scattering problem,
- wave equations,
- acousitc wave propagation,
- acoustic wave absorption,
- inverse problems,
- disperse systems
Disciplines
Publication Date
1999
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The article may be found at
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.869977
Citation Information
Ashok S. Sangani, Peter D. M. Spelt, Michael A. Norato and Lawrence L. Tavlarides. "Determination of particle size distributions from acoustic wave propagation measurements" Physics of Fluids Vol. 11 Iss. 5 (1999) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ashok_sangani/19/