Equilibrium position and orientation of acoustically-levitated weightless object determined by calibration technique on Earth. From calibration data, possible to calculate equilibrium position and orientation in presence of Earth gravitation. Sample not levitated acoustically during calibration. Technique relies on Boltzmann-Ehrenfest adiabatic-invariance principle. One converts resonant-frequency-shift data into data on normalized acoustical potential energy. Minimum of energy occurs at equilibrium point. From gradients of acoustical potential energy, one calculates acoustical restoring force or torque on objects as function of deviation from equilibrium position or orientation.


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    Title :

    Determining Equilibrium Position For Acoustical Levitation


    Contributors:
    Barmatz, M. B. (author) / Aveni, G. (author) / Putterman, S. (author) / Rudnick, J. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1989-08-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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