Streaming phenomena in microdroplets induced by Rayleigh surface acoustic wave

Alghane, M., Fu, Yong Qing, Chen, Baixin, Li, Yifan, Desmulliez, Marc and Walton, Anthony (2011) Streaming phenomena in microdroplets induced by Rayleigh surface acoustic wave. Journal of Applied Physics, 109 (11). p. 114901. ISSN 0021-8979

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Abstract

This paper reports the numerical simulation and experimental characterization of three-dimensional acoustic streaming behavior of a liquiddroplet subjected to a Rayleigh surface acoustic wave. The streaming behavior of the droplet was studied as a function of radio-frequency (RF) power, aperture of the interdigitated transducer, and size of the liquiddroplet. The hydrodynamic flow field within the droplet was determined by solving the laminar incompressible Navier–Stoke’s equations. The numerical and experimental results are shown to be in good agreement over the range of parameters examined. The ratios of the position of butterfly central line (axis of rotation) to radius of the droplet are demonstrated to be fairly constant for moderate droplet volumes and to vary by less than 12% at large droplet volumes. Besides that, an increase in the RF power and a decrease in the droplet size result in an increased surface acoustic wave(SAW) streaming velocity. The numerical results also suggest that a maximum streaming velocity is achieved when the SAW width is approximately half of the droplet radius.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	F300 Physics
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mechanical and Construction Engineering
Depositing User:	Yifan Li
Date Deposited:	26 Feb 2015 14:24
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 22:52
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/21226

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