Comparison of the abilities of eight acoustic techniques to detect and size a single bubble

• Published in: Ultrasonics Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 661 - 667
• Main Authors: Leighton, T.G., Phelps, A.D., Ramble, D.G., Sharpe, D.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01-08-1996; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Acoustical measurements and instrumentation; Acoustics; Bubble detection; Cavitation; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Physics; Subharmonics; Bubble detection; Cavitation; Subharmonics; Subharmonic; Bubble; Resonance scattering; Non linear acoustics; Wave scattering; Cavitation bubble; Length measurement; Measurement method; Experimental study; Acoustic method; Ultrasound; Comparative study
• ISSN: 0041-624X; 1874-9968
• DOI: 10.1016/0041-624X(96)00053-4

This paper details the preliminary results from the Characterisation Of Bubbles Using Simulataneous Techniques (COBUST). There are a range of acoustic techniques for characterising bubble populations within liquids. Each technique has limitations, and complete characterisation of a population requires the simultaneous use of several, so that the limitations of each find compensation in the others. Eight acoustic signals were scattered from a single bubble to determine how easily and accurately they can, individually or together, measure the bubble size.