Power Ultrasonics: Applications of High-Intensity Ultrasound

Power Ultrasonics: Applications of High-Intensity Ultrasound, Second Edition provides a comprehensive reference on the fundamentals, processing, engineering, medical, food and pharmaceutical applications of ultrasonic processing. Chapters cover the fundamentals of nonlinear propagation of ultrasonic waves in fluids and solids, discuss the materials and designs of power ultrasonic transducers and devices, identify applications of high power ultrasound in materials engineering and mechanical engineering, food processing technology, environmental monitoring and remediation and industrial and chemical processing (including pharmaceuticals), medicine and biotechnology, and cover developments in ultrasound therapy and surgery applications.The new edition also includes recent advances in modeling, characterization and measurement techniques, along with additive manufacturing and micromanufacturing. This is an invaluable reference for graduate students and researchers working in the disciplines of materials science and engineering. In addition, those working on the physics of acoustics, sound and ultrasound, sonochemistry, acoustic engineering and industrial process technology, R&D managers, production, and biomedical engineers will find it useful to their work. Covers the fundamentals of nonlinear propagation of ultrasonic waves in fluids and solids Discusses the materials and designs of power ultrasonic transducers and devices Considers state-of-the-art power sonic applications across a wide range of industries INDICE: 1. Introduction to Power UltrasonicsPart 1: Fundamentals2. High-intensity ultrasonic waves in fluids: nonlinear propagation and effects3. Acoustic cavitation: Bubble dynamics in high-power ultrasonic fields4. High-intensity ultrasonic waves in solids: nonlinear dynamics and effects5. Piezoelectric Materials for Power Ultrasonic Transducers6. Power ultrasonic transducers: Principles and design7. Power ultrasonic transducers with vibrating plate radiators8. Measurement techniques in power ultrasonics9. Modeling of power ultrasonic transducersPart 2: Welding, metal forming, and machining applications10. Ultrasonic welding of metals11. Ultrasonic welding of plastics and polymeric composites12. Power ultrasonics for additive manufacturing and consolidating of materials13. Ultrasonic metal forming: Materials and processing14. Ultrasonic metal forming: Materials15. Ultrasonic metal forming: Processing14. Using power ultrasonics in machine tools15. Ultrasonics in MicromanufacturingPart 3: Engineering Applications16. Ultrasonic motors17. Power ultrasound for the production of nanomaterial18. Ultrasonic cleaning and washing of surfaces19. Ultrasonic degassing of liquids20. Applications of Casting of Metals and Materials21. The use of power ultrasound in mining22. Exploration ToolsPart 4: Ultrasound Therapy and Surgery Applications23. Ultrasonic surgical devices and procedures24. Orthodontics and maxillofacial surgeries25. High-intensity focused ultrasound for medical therapy26. Pulsed and shock wave ultrasound surgeries27. Ultrasonic cutting for surgical applicationsPart 5: Food technology and pharmaceutical applications28. Design and scale-up of sonochemical reactors for food processing and other applications29. Ultrasonic mixing, homogenization, and emulsification in food processing and other applications30. Ultrasonic defoaming and debubbling in food processing and other applications31. Power Ultrasonics for food processing32. Crystallization and freezing processes assisted by power ultrasound33. Ultrasonic drying for food preservation34. The use of ultrasonic atomization for encapsulation and other processes in food and pharmaceutical manufacturingPart 6: Environmental Applications35. The use of power ultrasound for water treatment36. The use of power ultrasound for wastewater and biomass treatment37. The use of power ultrasound for organic synthesis in green chemistry38. Ultrasonic agglomeration and preconditioning of aerosol particles for environmental and other applications39. The use of power ultrasound in biofuel production, bioremediation, and other applications

• ISBN: 978-0-12-820254-8
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 1225
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés