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Relationship between the size of mist droplets and ethanol condensation efficiency at ultrasonic atomization on ethanol–water mixtures
Author(s) -
Kobara Hitomi,
Tamiya Makiko,
Wakisaka Akihiro,
Fukazu Tetsuo,
Matsuura Kazuo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.12008
Subject(s) - mist , condensation , ethanol , micrometer , ultrasonic sensor , chemical engineering , chemistry , materials science , analytical chemistry (journal) , nanotechnology , chromatography , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , optics , meteorology , physics , acoustics , engineering
High‐frequency (2.4 MHz) ultrasonic irradiation to an ethanol–water mixture can induce the generation of ethanol‐rich mist droplets at lower temperatures. Two groups of droplets in micrometer‐ and nanometer‐sized were observed in the mist generated by the ultrasonic atomization. Nanosized droplets were considered to be ethanol‐rich droplets which cause ethanol condensation. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010