| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M24615/01 |
| Title: |
CHARACTERISATION OF CAVITATION USING ELECTROCHEMICAL, ACOUSTIC AND LUMINESCENT TECHNIQUES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Leighton, Professor T |
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| Department: |
Inst of Sound and Vibration Research |
| Organisation: |
University of Southampton |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 September 1999 |
Ends: |
31 August 2002 |
Value (£): |
102,687
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Electrochemical Science & Eng. |
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Food and Drink |
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Whilst discussion of the possible implications of cavitation for industry began eighty years ago (Rayleigh, 1917), there is a common perception that it is difficult to use, which limits the extent to which it has been exploited. This is in large part due to the fact that it is researched with poorly-characterised acoustic fields and detection systems, which limit that potential of such research for reproducibility and scale-up. This project will address this problem by examining the performance of a range of detection systems in monitoring well-characterised cavitation events. In doing so, single and multiple bubble sonoluminescence will be examined. Whilst having direct implications for industry, the results will benefit on a fundamental level, in providing insight into the distinction between single and multiple bubble sonoluminescence, and the possible mechanisms for both.Homogeneous and heterogeneous chemistry will be probed electrochemically with the appropriate choice of electrode material and solution components. The investigators will employ electrodes of micron dimension (with which the investigators have considerable experience) in this study in combination with standard optical techniques (emission spectroscopy, Mie Scattering, photomultiplication and image intensification) to gain valuable information of the chemical and physical processes occurring around sonoluminesing bubbles.
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http://www.soton.ac.uk |