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Characterisation of colloidal dispersions using ultrasound spectroscopy and multiple-scattering theory inclusive of shear-wave effects

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posted on 2016-08-25, 11:12 authored by Derek Michael Forrester, Jinrui Huang, Valerie PinfieldValerie Pinfield
Ultrasonic spectrometry measures the attenuation of a sound wave propagating through a sample. In slurries the ultrasound signal becomes highly attenuated as a function of particle size, concentration and density. To monitor these properties in slurries the attenuation requires interpretation using a mathematical model. We examine different sizes of silica suspended in water, at different concentrations, and frequencies up to 100 MHz. We determine that a new multiple scattering theory inclusive of shear-wave reconversion effects (i.e. conversion of compressional wave to shear wave and back to compressional wave at the particle/liquid boundary) is successful for attenuation prediction in the range up to ≈20MHz and 20% (by volume). Beyond this level the model with shear-effects begins to deviate from the real attenuation, but is still more representative of the experimental results than modelling only an incident compressional wave. Thus, shear-wave reconversion modelling is essential to more accurately reflect the attenuation spectra in a solid particle in suspension system, and dictates the ultrasonic attenuation as particle sizes decrease and concentration increases.

Funding

The authors acknowledge funding from the EPSRC, grant number EP=L018780=1.

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  • Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering

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  • Chemical Engineering

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Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Citation

FORRESTER, M., HUANG, J. and PINFIELD, V.J., 2016. Characterisation of colloidal dispersions using ultrasound spectroscopy and multiple-scattering theory inclusive of shear-wave effects. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 114 (October), pp. 69–78.

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© The Authors. Published by Elsevier

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0/

Acceptance date

2016-08-04

Publication date

2016-08-11

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This is an Open Access Article. It is published by Elsevier under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported Licence (CC BY). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

ISSN

0263-8762

eISSN

1744-3563

Language

  • en

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