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    Harmonic Response Analysis of Tank Design Effect on Ultrasonic Cleaning Process
    (2022-03-01)
    Phophayu, Suchada
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    Kliangklom, Ketmanee
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    Thongsri, Jatuporn
    Several ultrasonic cleaning tanks (UCTs) had a problem: a manufacturer complained that there were damages to cleaning objects, they were unclarified, and it needed to be abruptly solved. To investigate and solve the problem, a small UCT filled with 3.92 L of water, with a frequency of 28 kHz, two horn transducers, and a total power of 100 W was built for simulation and experiment. A built tank body material of UCT can be adjustable to acrylic, glass, and stainless steel. Since the cavitation causing the cleaning relates to acoustic pressure, harmonic response analysis (HRA) in ANSYS software was employed to calculate the acoustic pressure inside the UCT for different designs such as mentioned materials, power, thickness, volume, and frequency. The HRA results revealed uneven acoustic pressure depending on the tank designs, consistent with foil corrosion and power concentration experiments. Furthermore, using the tank body material with acrylic, glass, and stainless steel provided the highest, moderate, and lowest acoustic pressure levels, respectively. The uneven acoustic pressure resulted from the differences in material transmission coefficients. In addition, the damage occurred because of improper tank design, resulting in excessive acoustic pressure. Therefore, the tank design is indispensable in designing high-efficiency UCTs to reduce damage and meet customer requirements.
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    A dual frequency ultrasonic cleaning tank developed by transient dynamic analysis
    (2021-01-02)
    Tangsopa, Worapol
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    Thongsri, Jatuporn
    At present, development of manufacturer’s ultrasonic cleaning tank (UCT) to match the requirements from consumers usually relies on computer simulation based on harmonic response analysis (HRA). However, this technique can only be used with single-frequency UCT. For dual frequency, the manufacturer used information from empirical experiment alongside trial-and-error methods to develop prototypes, resulting in the UCT that may not be fully efficient. Thus, lack of such a proper calculational method to develop the dual frequency UCT was a problem that greatly impacted the manufacturers and consumers. To resolve this problem, we proposed a new model of simulation using transient dynamics analysis (TDA) which was successfully applied to develop the prototype of dual frequency UCT, 400 W, 18 L in capacity, eight horn transducers, 28 and 40 kHz frequencies for manufacturing. The TDA can indicate the acoustic pressure at all positions inside the UCT in transient states from the start to the states ready for proper cleaning. The calculation also reveals the correlation between the positions of acoustic pressure and the placement positions of transducers and frequencies. In comparison with the HRA at 28 kHz UCT, this TDA yielded the results more accurately than the HRA simulation, comparing to the experiments. Furthermore, the TDA can also be applied to the multifrequency UCTs as well. In this article, the step-by-step development of methodology was reported. Finally, this simulation can lead to the successful design of the high-performance dual frequencies UCT for the manufacturers.
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    Vibration Analysis and Development of a Submersible Ultrasonic Transducer for an Application in the Inhibitory Activity of Pathogenic Bacteria
    (2021-01-01)
    Srathonghuam, Kamonwan
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    Wonganu, Benjamaporn
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    Busayaporn, Wutthikrai
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    Thongsri, Jatuporn
    Development of a new generation of a submersible ultrasonic transducer (SUT) using vibrational analysis aimed for higher efficiency and inhibitory activity of pathogenic bacteria has been presented. The SUT with a dual-stepped shape of front mass and PZT8 transducer working at 50W, 110V, 50 kHz has been examined by the plate counting method. It was found that the SUT could inhibit pathogenic bacteria, e.g., Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Staphylococcus aureus. For the vibrational analysis, the results were derived from structural and acoustic simulations using harmonic response analysis (HRA) in ANSYS software. In the structural simulation, the results showed a natural frequency and total deformations both inside and outside of the original SUT corresponding to the results measured by a laser doppler vibrometer. The acoustic simulation, set up as an actual operation at different depths from the water surface, has been applied. The HRA revealed various distributions of acoustic pressure. For further distances away from the SUT, the acoustic pressure decreased. When the SUT has been submerged deeper into the media, the acoustic pressure becomes larger at positions close to the bottom of the tank. This discovery is consistent with power concentration measurement. For the development of the SUT, this research proposed other 5 models as the candidate to be investigated. The results from the acoustic simulation confirmed that the different shapes of the front mass provided different acoustic pressure distributions. The wider head of the front mass in the modified dual-stepped shape generated the highest acoustic pressure and was fully distributed through an all-over cleaning tank. Therefore, this proposed model is suitable for industrial commercialization and possesses the inhibitory activity of pathogenic bacteria.
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    A novel ultrasonic cleaning tank developed by harmonic response analysis and computational fluid dynamics
    (2020-03-01)
    Tangsopa, Worapol
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    Thongsri, Jatuporn
    The manufacturer of an ultrasonic cleaning tank (UCT) received advise from a customer to seek the cause to why the UCT could not clean their products effectively and develop a novel UCT to replace the conventional model. This UCT had a capacity of 10 L, a frequency of 28 kHz, four horn transducers, and a total power of 200 W. To resolve that problem and respond to customers’ needs, we presented new methods to develop the UCT using the harmonic response analysis (HRA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to simulate the cleaning process which occurred within the UCT based on the actual conditions. Results from the HRA showed that the acoustic pressure in a problematic UCT was low, resulting in a smaller cleaning area, which was consistent with the results from the foil corrosion test, and thus caused the cleaning process to be ineffective. We developed a novel UCT with improved effectiveness by adjusting the design and adding a water circulation system. From the HRA, we were able to design the dimensions of the UTC and position of the transducer to be suitable to increase the acoustic pressure and cleaning area. CFD results enabled us to design proper inlet and outlet shapes, as well as simulate the water flow behavior to find the optimal cleaning condition so the novel UCT had a water circulation system that could eliminate the excess particles.
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    Development of an industrial ultrasonic cleaning tank based on harmonic response analysis
    (2019-01-01)
    Tangsopa, Worapol
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    Thongsri, Jatuporn
    A small industrial ultrasonic cleaning tank, which is one of the best-selling models, had cleaning problems. Customers sometimes complained that the tank did not completely clean all objects, or that some objects got damaged, so a solution to the problem was urgently needed. The tank has a volume of 18 L, frequency of 28 kHz, eight horn style PZT4 transducers, and a total electric power of 400 W. The cleaning occurs from the cavitation effect which corresponds to an increase in the acoustic pressure. A computer simulation is presented using a harmonic response analysis (HRA) in ANSYS to resolve and improve the efficacy of the tank. From the simulation, we found that the acoustic pressure within the tank was uneven. The distribution of acoustic pressure had a characteristic pattern depending on the placement of the transducers. When the temperature was increased, the acoustic pressure was decreased leading to a cleaning efficacy drop as well. All simulation results were correlated to the foil corrosion test and power concentration experiment. The HRA was used to redesign the tank for higher cleaning efficacy. The simulation results indicated that more suitable placement of the transducers lead to a more intensified acoustic pressure, and a better distribution throughout the tank. This research not only resolved the cleaning problems that occurred in the 28 kHz tank, but was also demonstrated that it can be applied to a 40 kHz tank as well. Results from this research were accepted and approved by the manufacturer, and were used by them to develop smarter industrial ultrasonic tanks with higher cleaning efficacy for commercial sale.
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    Simulation of ultrasonic cleaning and ways to improve the efficiency
    (2017-10-19)
    Tangsopha, Worapol
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    Thongsri, Jatuporn
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    Busayaporn, Wutthikrai
    Based on practical problem in industrial ultrasonic cleaning, this research has an objective to simulate acoustic pressure leading to cavitation in a cleaning tank. By using Harmonic response in ANSYS as simulation software, acoustic pressure distribution has been simulated at different position in the cleaning tank. The result has been confirmed by aluminum foil corrosion test. The simulations show that increasing power of piezoelectric transducers can lead to increasing the power of acoustic pressure; however, it cannot lead to the change of acoustic pressure distribution. To change the acoustic pressure distribution, the difference of frequencies is required. For such typical ultrasonic cleaning tank, the position of the highest cleaning efficiency is at the middle of the tank. Finally, the result can lead to the optimization between the power and frequency of ultrasonic to reach the maximum cleaning efficiency.