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Investigation Of Ultrasonic Wave Scattering Effects Using Computational Methods, Cara Ann Campbell Leckey
Investigation Of Ultrasonic Wave Scattering Effects Using Computational Methods, Cara Ann Campbell Leckey
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Advances in computational power and expanded access to computing clusters has made mathematical modeling of complex wave effects possible. We have used multi-core and cluster computing to implement analytical and numerical models of ultrasonic wave scattering in fluid and solid media (acoustic and elastic waves). We begin by implementing complicated analytical equations that describe the force upon spheres immersed in inviscid and viscous fluids due to an incident plane wave. Two real-world applications of acoustic force upon spheres are investigated using the mathematical formulations: emboli removal from cardiopulmonary bypass circuits using traveling waves and the micromanipulation of algal cells with …