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Numerical simulation of bubble resonance in an acoustic field

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The resonant motion of a compressible bubble in an acoustic field is numerically investigated by using a level-set method, which is extended to examine compressible two-phase flows of air and weakly compressible liquid water. Computations are performed for bubble motion on a solid surface that is exposed to a periodic pressure wave. Numerical results show that the resonant bubble motion is significantly magnified by the surrounding compressible liquid when a specific height is reached. The effects of liquid height, contact angle, and bubble size on the oscillation amplitudes of bubble radius and pressure are quantified.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 04107, Korea

    Jaewon Lee & Gihun Son

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Jaewon Lee received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Sogang University in 2013. He is currently a Ph.D. student of mechanical engineering at Sogang University in Seoul, Korea. Lee’s research interests include microfluidics and multiphase dynamics with phase change.

Gihun Son received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Seoul National University in 1986 and 1988, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from UCLA in 1996. Dr. Son is currently a Professor of mechanical engineering at Sogang University, Korea. His research interests include heat transfer, multiphase flows, and power plants.

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Lee, J., Son, G. Numerical simulation of bubble resonance in an acoustic field. J Mech Sci Technol 32, 1625–1632 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-018-0317-3

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