ABSTRACT
In industries, the removal of microcontaminants from the surfaces of objects is a great challenge during and after manufacturing the components. Vibro Cleaner is developed based on the acoustic transient technique, an established method to remove microparticles from the non-assessable and critical surfaces of large parts. In this research, the effectiveness of Vibro Cleaner in removing submicron particles has been investigated using C2H5OH and water as solvents. For the purposes of this investigation, the simulation has been carried out in an acoustic transient model developed by clubbing acoustic and CFD modules in COMSOL Multiphysics software. The Cavitation erosion phenomenon was studied on acoustophoretic and drag forces and an appreciable result has been achieved which has been validated by experimental investigation. The simulation results have been achieved in various terms such as acoustic pressure, sound pressure level, Von Mises stresses, particle trajectory and erosion rate by using solvents like water and C2H5OH. Appreciable results have been obtained which are more aggressive in C2H5OH than in water. But water is commonly used having no hazardous properties to ward nature. In addition, the simulation results have been verified by effective experimental results. The study concludes that Multiphysics software gives strengthening results in an acoustic transient module. The solvent C2H5OH has given adequate results simulative as well as experimentally.
