Acoustic levitation : from physics to applications /
by Duyang Zang
- Singapore : Springer, 2020
- 1 online resource (xi, 185, pages) : color illustrations.
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1. Dialogues on levitation techniques and acoustic levitation -- 2. Standing waves for acoustic levitation -- 3. Design of single-axis acoustic levitators -- 4. Lattice Boltzmann method for acoustics levitation -- 5. Dynamics of acoustically levitated drops -- 6. Flow fields and heat transfer associated with an acoustically levitated droplet -- 7. Droplet evaporation under acoustic levitation -- 8. Crystallization in acoustically levitated drops -- 9. Applications of acoustic levitation in chemical analysis and biochemistry
This book systematically introduces readers to the fundamental physics and a broad range of applications of acoustic levitation, one of the most promising techniques for the container-free handling of small solid particles and liquid droplets. As it does away with the need for solid walls and can easily be incorporated into analysis instruments, acoustic levitation has attracted considerable research interest in many fields, from fluid physics to material science.
The book offers a comprehensive overview of acoustic levitation, including the history of acoustic radiation force the design and development of acoustic levitators the technology’s applications, ranging from drop dynamics studies to bio/chemical analysis and the insightful perspectives that the technique provides. It also discusses the latest advances in the field, from experiments to numerical simulations. As such, the book provides readers with a clearer understanding of acoustic levitation, while also stimulating new research areas for scientists and engineers in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine and other related fields.