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To levitate ICF target spheres in the near-field acoustic levitation, a transducer with concave spherical radiating surface and a nearfield acoustic levitation system is established. The concave spherical radiating surface of the transducer is designed by the finite element parametric method. Then the levitation height and levitation perturbation of spheres with different mass and diameters in the near-field acoustic levitation system are tested and discussed in the driving voltage at 400V, 500V and 600V, respectively, when the levitation system is under the resonant frequency. Finally, based on the experimental results, the height formula of the near-field acoustic levitation for spheres is deduced by introducing a coupling coefficient.
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Jian-Fang Liu, Ph.D is an associate professor in the College of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Jilin University, China. His main research interests are precision piezoelectric drive technology, acoustic levitation and jet dispensing technology.
Shun-Ming Hua, Ph.D is an associate professor in the Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China. His main research interests are intelligent materials application and CNC precision machining.
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Liu, JF., Sun, XG., Jiao, XY. et al. The near-field acoustic levitation for spheres by transducer with concave spherical radiating surface. J Mech Sci Technol 27, 289–295 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-012-1224-3
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