Design parameter investigation of industrial size ultrasound textile treatment bath

PERİNCEK S., ÜZGÜR A. E., Duran K., Dogan A., KÖRLÜ A., BAHTİYARİ M. İ.

ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY, vol.16, no.1, pp.184-189, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2008.06.003
  • Journal Name: ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.184-189
  • Keywords: Textile treatment, Ultrasound, Finite element analysis, POWER ULTRASOUND, DYES
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Design requirements for industrial size ultrasound bath for textile treatments have been determined. For this purpose, effects of sound pressure level, bath temperature, bath volume, textile material type and hydrophility degree of fabric were examined extensively. Finite element analysis (FEA) was used to investigate spacing and alignment of the ultrasound source transducers to reach effective and homogenous acoustic pressure distribution in the bath. It was found that textile material type, bath temperature and volume led to significant changes at sound pressure level. These parameters should be taken into consideration in designing of industrial size ultrasound bath for textile treatments. Besides, wettability of textiles is highly dependent to the distance from the transducers. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.