Sonic Microgravity Experiment Researching Pressure Herding
(SMERPH) - Pomona College
Sonic Microgravity Experiment Researching Pressure Herding
(SMERPH)
Pomona College
Our project, Sonic Microgravity Experiments Researching Pressure
Herding (SMERPH), is designed to study movement of air bubbles in two
liquids in the presence of standing sound waves. During periods of
microgravity, we will subject the bubbles to different frequency sound
waves in order to determine the most effective means to drive the bubbles
toward target areas using low-pressure nodes. Our experimental results will
have applications for the removal of bubbles from many liquid substances in
microgravity; metallurgy, ceramics, and fuel storage are a few of the areas
to which our research is relevant. We have also developed a plan for media
outreach, which emphasizes contact with a younger audience.
Visit our web site at: Pamona Microgravity
Last Modified: Tue May 19 1998
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