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A novel multiple drop levitator for the study of drop arrays
- Yu‐ren Tian, R. Apfel
- Physics
- 1 July 1996
Deformation and location of an acoustically levitated liquid drop
- Yu‐ren Tian, R. G. Holt, R. Apfel
- Physics
- 1 June 1993
A theoretical method to determine the location and static deformation of an acoustically levitated liquid drop in air is presented. The interaction between drop and sound field, involving…
Numerical simulation of superoscillations of a Triton-bearing drop in microgravity
- Xiaohui Chen, Tao Shi, Yu‐ren Tian, Joeseph Jankovsky, R. G. Holt, R. Apfel
- PhysicsJournal of Fluid Mechanics
- 25 July 1998
Large-amplitude nonlinear oscillations of an axially symmetric water drop of volume 7.33 cm3, initial aspect ratio 3.4, with surfactant Triton X-100 of 1.4×10−4 g ml−1 (1 CMC), in microgravity are…
A new method for measuring liquid surface tension with acoustic levitation
- Yu‐ren Tian, R. G. Holt, R. Apfel
- Physics
- 1 May 1995
A new method utilizing an acoustic levitation technique is introduced to measure liquid surface tension. During the measurement a small drop of test liquid is acoustically levitated in air, and its…
Free Oscillations and Surfactant Studies of Superdeformed Drops in Microgravity
- R. Apfel, Yu‐ren Tian, D. Matthiesen
- Physics
- 10 March 1997
An unprecedented microgravity observation of maximal shape oscillations of a surfactant-bearing water drop the size of a ping-pong ball was observed during a mission of Space Shuttle Columbia. The…
Investigations of liquid surface rheology of surfactant solutions by droplet shape oscillations: Theory
- Yu‐ren Tian, R. G. Holt, R. Apfel
- Physics, Engineering
- 1 December 1995
A theoretical analysis is presented for the shape oscillations of drops suspended in air. For drops of surfactant solution, the oscillation frequency is basically determined by the surface tension;…
Direct observation of microbubble oscillations
- Yu‐ren Tian, D. Riegel, J. Ketterling, R. Apfel
- Physics
- 1 November 1995
The study of microbubble oscillations is important for the understanding of sonoluminescence phenomena. Bubble dynamic behavior is conventionally detected with light scattering techniques. This…
STUDIES OF ACOUSTO-ELECTRICALLY LEVITATED DROP AND PARTICLE CLUSTERS AND ARRAYS
- R. Apfel, Yibing Zheng, Yu‐ren Tian
- Physics
- 9 March 1999
Research into the behavior of clusters and arrays of fluid or solid particles is made possible by acousto-electric levitation in air and charging of “seed” droplets (10–30 μm in diameter) which come…
Absorption of sound in water fog composed of submicron droplets
- R. Wei, Yu‐ren Tian, Q. Lu
- Physics, Environmental Science
- 1 May 1987
A previous review [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 70, 1213–1219 (1981)] emphasized sound absorption in water fog of droplets within sizes near 10 μ. This supplemental article presents results for the core where…
The Study of Evaporation of Multicomponent Drops Using an Acousto-Electric Levibtor
- Yibing Zheng, R. Apfel, Yu‐ren Tian
- Physics
- 1998
me evaporation of isolated drops and drop arrays of multicomponent liquid is investigated using a novel acousto-electric levitator. By simultaneous levitation and charging of the drops, we can form…
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