Generation of high-power ultrasound by spark discharges in water

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 5 II, 2005, Pages 1715-1724

  Mackersie, John William ^a   Timoshkin, Igor V ^a   MacGregor, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical breakdown of water; High power ultrasound (HPU); Pulsed power; Spark discharges

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; BUBBLE FORMATION; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF LIQUIDS; ELECTRODES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY; ULTRASONIC WAVES; WATER;

HIGH-POWER ULTRASOUND (HPU); PULSED POWER; SOURCE TOPOLOGY; SPARK DISCHARGES;

ELECTRIC SPARKS;

EID: 27644475936     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2005.856411     Document Type: Article

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