Investigation of the dynamics of cavitation bubbles in a microfluidic channel with actuations

• Main Authors: Shang, Xiaopeng, Huang, Xiaoyang
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Bubble Dynamics; Coalescence
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161022
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This work presents experimental and numerical studies on the dynamics of cavitation bubbles in a nozzle-shaped microfluidic channel with PZT (lead-zirconate-titanate) actuations. It is found that a cloud of bubbles can be generated near the center of the microfluidic channel when the actuation volta...