Date of Award
1-1-2011
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D. in Physics
Department
Physics and Astronomy
First Advisor
Charles C. Church
Second Advisor
R. Glynn Holt
Third Advisor
Nathan Murray
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
The amplitude of the acoustic pressure required to nucleate a gas and/or vapor bubble in a fluid, and to have that bubble undergo an inertial collapse, is termed the inertial cavitation threshold. The hydrostatic dependence of the inertial cavitation threshold was measured up to 30 MPa in ultrapure water using a high quality factor spherical resonator. The threshold increased linearly with the hydrostatic pressure and was found to be temperature dependent. The strength of the bubble collapse at the threshold was measured in terms of shock waves and light emissions. The shock amplitudes increased linearly with the hydrostatic pressure, while the number of photons increased quadratically. The increase of the collapse strength was attributed to the increased threshold, and therefore to the amount of available acoustic energy.
Recommended Citation
Bader, Kenneth Bryan, "The Effect of Static Pressure on the Inertial Cavitation Threshold and Collapse Strength" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1511.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1511