Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2006
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
J. Adin Mann, III
Abstract
Acoustic liquid manipulation, or ALM, is a term used to qualify three effects of nonlinear sound transmitted through fluid: radiation pressure, streaming, and heating. ALM is harnessed for a number of uses, such as the creation of fountains, formation of jets, and the destruction of cancerous tumors. As with any physical phenomenon, a computational model is desired to allow prediction of ALM.;Since prior work associated with this study produced a model for nonlinear sound, this thesis focused on developing computational fluid dynamic code to predict fluid velocity and heating. The model was compared with experimental data for water at room temperature and found to produce similar flow paths, although the code produced velocities orders of magnitude below the empirical setup. A number of cases were also examined to determine effects of fluid property variation. The conclusions discuss the merits of the model, as well as improvements for future work.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-143
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu
Copyright Owner
Nicholus Ryan Clinkinbeard
Copyright Date
2006
Language
en
Proquest ID
AAI1439847
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
163 pages
Recommended Citation
Clinkinbeard, Nicholus Ryan, "Computational fluid dynamic modeling of acoustic liquid manipulation " (2006). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 1384.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/1384
