Study on acoustic characteristics of bubble interaction

Abstract

Abstract Bubble flow exists widely in various hydraulic systems. The shape and size of the initial bubble deformed from a nozzle/orifice have a significant effect on the dynamic characteristics of the rising processes. In the monitoring of the sound signal of the bubble flow, it is found that the bubble will produce the sound signal when it detaches and rises, and the bubble flow pattern is related to the acoustic signal. In order to better understand the physical mechanism of passive acoustic emission, the acoustic characteristics of different nozzle arrays and gas flow rates were studied. The bubble acoustic statistical characteristics are obtained by filtering. The spectrogram based on time-frequency analysis is used to count the formation of individual bubbles and also to show the transient behaviour of bubble acoustics. Synchronous analysis is applied to study the image information and acoustic signal characteristics, the corresponding relationship between the flow pattern and the acoustic texture feature is established. This will provide a reference for predicting flow patterns through acoustic signals, and is significant for improving work efficiency and detecting faults.