Title :
Ultrasonic cavitations research in thin flowing liquid layer
Author :
Vasiljev, Piotr ; Struckas, A. ; Borodinas, Sergejus ; Rotmanas, A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Ultrasonic Mechanisms, Lithuanian Univ. of Educ. Sci., Vilnius, Lithuania
Abstract :
Automatic systems are widely integrated at dangerous application fields under unsafe environment for safety reason or to change the monotonous human work by robotic systems. Modern standards are rising higher for modern equipment so the maintenance of such equipment must be at the same level. In this paper the ultrasonic cleaning system for sloping surfaces is proposed. Current system is self turning and rain-triggered and can be perfectly used for solar panels or roof windows cleaning. The ultrasonic wave imparts directly on a film of fluid no more than a few millimeters thick on the surface. The proposed system has low power consumption and does not require any maintenance itself. The prototype of proposed system is developed in our laboratory.
Keywords :
cavitation; liquid films; prototypes; ultrasonic cleaning; ultrasonic waves; fluid film; low power consumption; rain-triggered system; roof window cleaning; self turning system; sloping surfaces; solar panel cleaning; thin flowing liquid layer; ultrasonic cavitations; ultrasonic cleaning system; ultrasonic wave; Acoustics; Finite element analysis; Liquids; Plastics; Surface cleaning; Surface contamination; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Dresden
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4561-3
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2012.0213