Gillis, K.
, Shinder, I.
and Moldover, M.
(2006),
Bulk Viscosity, Thermoacoustic Boundary Layers, and Adsorption Near the Critical Point, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=830964
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Bulk Viscosity, Thermoacoustic Boundary Layers, and Adsorption Near the Critical Point
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We measured the resonance spectrum of an acoustic resonator filled with xenon near its critical temperature Tc. We reduced the effect of gravity on the xenon by convective stirring to achieve a temperature resolution of (T-Tc)/Tc 7 10-6. The data yield accurate values of xenon s speed of sound, acoustic dissipation, and thermal conductivity. Linear acoustics, including the frequency-dependent bulk viscosity from renormalization-group theory, predicts the dissipation within the thermoacoustic boundary layer peaks at characteristic temperatures. The peak was not observed. We show that critical-point adsorption is one mechanism that can suppress the peak.Citation
Physical Review Letters
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97
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10
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acoustic resonators, adsorption, attenuation, bulk viscosity, convection, critical point, speed of sound, thermoacoustic boundary layer, ultrasonics xenon
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