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    The use of ultrasonic cleaning for ultrafiltration membranes in the dairy industry
    Muthukumaran, S ; Yang, K ; Seuren, A ; Kentish, S ; Ashokkumar, M ; Stevens, GW ; Grieser, F (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2004-10)
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    Determination of the size distribution of sonoluminescence bubbles in a pulsed acoustic field
    Lee, J ; Ashokkumar, M ; Kentish, S ; Grieser, F (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2005-12-07)
    A simple method is described for determining the size of sonoluminescence bubbles generated by acoustic cavitation. The change in the intensity of sonoluminescence, from 4 ms pulses of 515 kHz ultrasound, as a function of the "off" time between acoustic pulses, is the basis of the method. The bubble size determined in water was in the range of 2.8-3.7 mum.
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    Hydrodynamic boundary conditions and dynamic forces between bubbles and surfaces
    Manor, O ; Vakarelski, IU ; Tang, X ; O'Shea, SJ ; Stevens, GW ; Grieser, F ; Dagastine, RR ; Chan, DYC (AMER PHYSICAL SOC, 2008-07-11)
    Dynamic forces between a 50 microm radius bubble driven towards and from a mica plate using an atomic force microscope in electrolyte and in surfactant exhibit different hydrodynamic boundary conditions at the bubble surface. In added surfactant, the forces are consistent with the no-slip boundary condition at the mica and bubble surfaces. With no surfactant, a new boundary condition that accounts for the transport of trace surface impurities explains variations of dynamic forces at different speeds and provides a direct connection between dynamic forces and surface transport effects at the air-water interface.