EFFECT OF ULTRASONICS ON LIMNORIA,
Abstract
The effects of ultrasonic vibrations on marine borers was investigated. A cursory examination of the effects of these vibrations on the test animal, Limnoria tripunctate, at two frequency ranges revealed that (a) the test animals were killed in the 40 kc range when they were close to the transducer, i.e., at high energy levels and (b) the 350-400 kc range, whose half wavelength was of the same order of magnitude as the test animal, was much less effective. The rate of loss of effectiveness with distance from the transducer, even at 40 kc, was so great that the use of ultrasonics to control marine borers would require tremendous amounts of power and would be uneconomical when compared with other methods of wood preservation. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 03, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0602289
Entities
People
- Harry Hochman
Organizations
- Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center