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. 2015 Sep 15;8:140. doi: 10.1186/s13068-015-0321-0

Table 5.

Kinetic expressions derived for ultrasonic parameters

S.No. Parameters Equations Definitions References
1 Acoustic energy density (AED) AED=PV
P=mcpdTdtt=0
P absolute ultrasonic power, V volume of the medium (cm3 L−1), m mass, c p specific heat capacity, (dT/dt) range of temperature change during sonication [111]
2 Ultrasonic intensity (UI) with the influence of diameter of the probe tip UI=4PD2 P absolute ultrasonic power, D diameter of the probe tip [111]
3 Ultrasonic intensity UI=PA UI ultrasonic intensity, P ultrasonic power, A surface area of the probe [112]
4 Cell disruption at given acoustic power FN=-exp-tαβ F N cumulative fractions of disrupted cells at given acoustic power, t time of ultrasonication, α and β kinetic constants [113]
5 Strain rate distribution εrr(r)=-2vRR2r-3
vR=dR/dtQ˙aO2Z =(2Ph/3ρ)0.5(Rm3/R3-1)0.5
rr strain rate distribution during cavity collapse, v R bubble wall velocity, ρ solvent density, P h external pressure, R m initial radius and R instantaneous radius of imploding cavity [114]
6 Specific Energy input Es=PtVTS0 E s specific energy, P ultrasonic power, t ultrasonic time, V volume of the sample, TS0 initial concentration of total solids [115]
7 Actual energy produced by ultrasonication Qu=P×t Q u energy output, P ultrasonic power, t ultrasonic time [116]
8 Ultrasound dose UD0=P×tV UD0 ultrasonic dose, P ultrasonic power, t ultrasonic time [116]
9 Sonochemical effectiveness factor(e us) eus=f,ηI,Vus,T
Vus=Vus/Vtot
f applied frequency, ηI calorimetrically determined power of the transducer, T average temperature in the reactor, Vus dimensionless cavitationally active volume, V us volume of the reactor space affected by sonication, V tot total working volume [110]
10 Bubble dynamics model Micro-convection:
Vturb(r,t)=R2r2dRdt
V turb velocity of turbulence, P AW pressure amplitude of acoustic wave, R radius of the bubble, dR/dt bubble wall velocity, V b volume of the bubble, ρ L density of the liquid [31]
Shock waves:
PAW(r,t)=ρLRr2dRdt2+Rd2Rdt2