PRINCIPLES OF ULTRASONIC DISRUPSION
The ultrasonic power supply converts 50/60 Hz line voltage to high frequency electrical energy. This high frequency
electrical energy is transmitted to the piezoelectric transducer within the converter, where it is changed to mechanical
vibrations. The vibrations from the converter are intensified by the probe, creating pressure waves in the liquid. This action
forms millions of microscopic bubbles (cavities) which expand during the negative pressure excursion, and implode
violently during the positive excursion.
This phenomenon, referred to as cavitation, creates millions of shock waves in the liquid, as well as elevated pressures and
temperatures at the implosion sites. Although the cavitational collapse last but a few microseconds, and the amount of
energy released by each individual bubble is minute, the cumulative effect causes extremely high levels of energy to be
released into the liquid. The larger the probe tip, the larger the volume that can be processed but at a lesser intensity. For
information regarding the processing capability of each probe, consult the tables below.
