Control of Liquid Film Flow by Interference of Surface Acoustic Waves

2002 ◽  
Vol 2002 (0) ◽  
pp. 105-106
Author(s):  
Jun YAMADA ◽  
Kouichi TAKEI
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Film ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Film Flow ◽  
Surface Acoustic Waves ◽  
Liquid Film Flow

scholarly journals Visualization of Surface Acoustic Waves in Thin Liquid Films

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Rambach ◽  
J. Taiber ◽  
C. M. L. Scheck ◽  
C. Meyer ◽  
J. Reboud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Film ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Thin Liquid Film ◽  
Surface Acoustic Waves ◽  
Liquid Films ◽  
Theoretical Description ◽  
Propagation Path ◽  
Microfluidic Channels ◽  
Potential Applications

Abstract We demonstrate that the propagation path of a surface acoustic wave (SAW), excited with an interdigitated transducer (IDT), can be visualized using a thin liquid film dispensed onto a lithium niobate (LiNbO3) substrate. The practical advantages of this visualization method are its rapid and simple implementation, with many potential applications including in characterising acoustic pumping within microfluidic channels. It also enables low-cost characterisation of IDT designs thereby allowing the determination of anisotropy and orientation of the piezoelectric substrate without the requirement for sophisticated and expensive equipment. Here, we show that the optical visibility of the sound path critically depends on the physical properties of the liquid film and identify heptane and methanol as most contrast rich solvents for visualization of SAW. We also provide a detailed theoretical description of this effect.

scholarly journals Liquid Film Flow Generated by High-speed Droplet Impact in Low-pressure Environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 531-537
Author(s):  
Masaya KATO ◽  
Masao WATANABE ◽  
Kazumichi KOBAYASHI ◽  
Toshiyuki SANADA
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Film ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Film Flow ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Droplet Impact ◽  
Liquid Film Flow

Liquid film flow on a high speed rotary bell-cup atomizer

2015 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 96-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuya Soma ◽  
Tomoyuki Katayama ◽  
Junichi Tanimoto ◽  
Yasuhiro Saito ◽  
Yohsuke Matsushita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Film ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Film Flow ◽  
Liquid Film Flow
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document