Acoustic radiation- and streaming-induced microparticle velocities determined by microparticle image velocimetry in an ultrasound symmetry plane
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Summary, in English
We present microparticle image velocimetry measurements of suspended microparticles of diameters from 0.6 to 10 mu m undergoing acoustophoresis in an ultrasound symmetry plane in a microchannel. The motion of the smallest particles is dominated by the Stokes drag from the induced acoustic streaming flow, while the motion of the largest particles is dominated by the acoustic radiation force. For all particle sizes we predict theoretically how much of the particle velocity is due to radiation and streaming, respectively. These predictions include corrections for particle-wall interactions and ultrasonic thermoviscous effects and match our measurements within the experimental uncertainty. Finally, we predict theoretically and confirm experimentally that the ratio between the acoustic radiation-and streaming-induced particle velocities is proportional to the actuation frequency, the acoustic contrast factor, and the square of the particle size, while it is inversely proportional to the kinematic viscosity.
Department/s
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Publishing year
2012
Language
English
Publication/Series
Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics)
Volume
86
Issue
5
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
American Physical Society
Topic
- Medical Engineering
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1539-3755