COLLOIDAL VIBRATION POTENTIALS IN SILICA SUSPENSIONS

Abstract

Ultrasonic waves transmitted through a colloidal suspension in a liquid produce alternating potentials within the suspension (colloidal vibration potentials), because the sound waves produce a periodic distortion of the diffuse ionic layer surrounding each colloidal particle. Each colloidal particle with its ionic atmosphere acts as an oscillating dipole. The effect is used to study the properties of the diffuse ionic layer surrounding each colloidal particle. Quantitative measurements of this effect were made in silica suspensions with pulse-modulated ultrasonic waves at frequencies from 200 to 1200 kc./sec. The experimental values for the colloidal vibration potentials are in reasonably good agreement with values calculated from the treatment of this effect by Enderby, particularly for suspensions of relatively high specific conducta e. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0256870

Entities

People

  • Ernest Yeager
  • Frank Hovorka
  • Joseph Dereska

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Measurement
  • Particles
  • Sound Waves
  • Ultrasounds
  • Vibration
  • Waves

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  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.