Separation of micron-sized particles in macro-scale cavities by ultrasonic standing waves

Physics Procedia

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 263-268

  Lipkens, B ^a   Dionne, J ^a   Trask, A ^a   Szczur, B ^a   Stevensa, A ^b   Rietmana, E ^b  

^a WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic radiation force; Laminar flow; Particle concentration; Particle separation; Ultrasonic standing waves

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTIC RADIATORS; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; ACOUSTIC WAVES; ACOUSTICS; DRAG; ELASTIC WAVES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LAMINAR FLOW; POLYSTYRENES; RESONATORS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE; LAMINAR FLOW CONDITIONS; MICRON-SIZED PARTICLES; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE SEPARATION; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; PARTICLE TRANSLATIONS; ULTRASONIC STANDING WAVES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77951543846     PISSN: 18753884     EISSN: 18753892     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2010.01.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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