Impact of Immersion Depth of Ultrasonic Horn on Acoustic Field Distribution Using Thermoelectric Probe

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Ultrasonic cavitation is at the origin of kinetics and yield improvement of ultrasound-assisted chemical processes. Character of ultrasonic field plays a potential role in choosing the best conditions for ultrasound-assisted chemical processes. In this paper, acoustic field distribution was measured with a thermoelectric probe in a 500mL flask filled with distilled water. A 40kHz ultrasonic horn was used and the temperature signal was measured at different locations, including axial and radial directions along the horn. The immersion depth of ultrasonic horn was investigated with ultrasonic power at 250W and 300W. We concluded that at the same power, when the immersion depth was 3cm, the intensity reached maximum.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 455-456)

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65-68

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January 2012

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