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Synchrotron quantification of ultrasound cavitation and bubble dynamics in Al-10Cu melts.
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Author(s)
Xu, WW
Tzanakis, I
Srirangam, P
Mirihanage, WU
Eskin, DG
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Knowledge of the kinetics of gas bubble formation and evolution under cavitation conditions in molten alloys is important for the control casting defects such as porosity and dissolved hydrogen. Using in situ synchrotron X-ray radiography, we studied the dynamic behaviour of ultrasonic cavitation gas bubbles in a molten Al-10wt%Cu alloy. The size distribution, average radius and growth rate of cavitation gas bubbles were quantified under an acoustic intensity of 800W/cm(2) and a maximum acoustic pressure of 4.5MPa (45atm). Bubbles exhibited a log-normal size distribution with an average radius of 15.3±0.5μm. Under applied sonication conditions the growth rate of bubble radius, R(t), followed a power law with a form of R(t)=αt(β), and α=0.0021 &β=0.89. The observed tendencies were discussed in relation to bubble growth mechanisms of Al alloy melts.
Date Issued
2016-01-18
Date Acceptance
2016-01-15
Citation
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2016, 31, pp.355-361
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/46035
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2016.01.017
ISSN
1350-4177
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
355
End Page
361
Journal / Book Title
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
Volume
31
Copyright Statement
© 2016, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
PII: S1350-4177(16)30017-7
Subjects
Al–Cu alloy
Cavitation bubble
Degassing
Synchrotron X-ray radiography
Ultrasound cavitation
Publication Status
Published
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