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Linear acoustic properties of bubbly liquids near the natural frequency of the bubbles using numerical simulations
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1993)
  • Ashok S. Sangani, Syracuse University
  • R. Sureshkumar, Syracuse University
Abstract
We consider the problem of determining linear acoustic properties of bubbly liquids near the natural frequency of the bubbles. Since the effective wavelength and attenuation length are of the same order of magnitude as the size of the bubbles, we devise a numerical scheme to determine these quantities by solving exactly the multiple scattering problem among many interacting bubbles. It is shown that the phase speed and attenuation are finite at natural frequency even in the absence of damping due to viscous, thermal, nonlinear, and liquid compressibility effects, thus validating a recent theory (Sangani 1991). The results from the numerical scheme are in good agreement with the theory but considerably higher than the experimental values for frequencies greater than the natural frequency. The discrepancy with experiments remains even after accounting for the effect of polydispersity, finite liquid compressibility, and non-adiabatic thermal changes.
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Publication Date
1993
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Copyright 1993 Journal of Fluid Mechanics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and Journal of Fluid Mechanics. The article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002211209300374X
Citation Information
Ashok S. Sangani and R. Sureshkumar. "Linear acoustic properties of bubbly liquids near the natural frequency of the bubbles using numerical simulations" Journal of Fluid Mechanics Vol. 252 (1993)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ashok_sangani/28/