Heterogeneous Nucleation Induced by Capillary Wave During Acoustic Levitation
Lü Yong-Jun; Xie Wen-Jun; Wei Bing-Bo; Lü Yong-Jun; Department of Applied Physics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072; Xie Wen-Jun; Department of Applied Physics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072; Wei Bing-Bo; Department of Applied Physics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072
Журнал:
Chinese Physics Letters
Дата:
2003-08-01
Аннотация:
The rapid solidification of acoustically levitated drops of Pb-61.9 wt.%Sn eutectic alloy is accomplished. A surface morphology of spreading ripples is observed on a sample undercooled by 15 K. The ripples originate from the centre of sample surface, which is also the heterogeneous nucleation site for eutectic growth. The Faraday instability excited by forced surface vibration has brought about these ripples. They are retained in the solidified sample if the sound pressure level exceeds the threshold pressure required for the appearance of capillary waves. Theoretical calculations indicate that both the pressure and displacement maxima exist in the central part of a levitated drop. The pressure near the sample centre can promote heterogeneous nucleation, which is in agreement qualitatively with the experimental results.
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