Numerical investigation of cavitation in periodontal Pockets: Insights for enhancing cleaning efficiency

Yu, You; Smith, Warren R.; Wang, Qianxi; Walmsley, Anthony Damien

doi:10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106625

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“…Recently it has been shown that cavitation generated in the periodontal pocket with a soft boundary is significantly less effective than that with a nearly rigid boundary. This is because a significant part of the acoustic energy is transformed into the elastic wave energy of the soft boundary [7] . It is not known how the presence or absence of secondary cavitation relates to the biofilm removal.…”

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Biofilm removal from Difficult-to-Reach places via secondary cavitation within a constrained geometry mimicking a Periodontal/Peri-Implant pocket

Volk,

Molan,

Šavli

et al. 2024

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

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Biofilm removal from Difficult-to-Reach places via secondary cavitation within a constrained geometry mimicking a Periodontal/Peri-Implant pocket

Volk,

Molan,

Šavli

et al. 2024

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

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The mechanisms of jetting, vortex sheet, and vortex ring development in asymmetric bubble dynamics

Yu,

Cui,

Smith

et al. 2023

Physics of Fluids

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Bubble dynamics near a rigid boundary at Reynolds numbers of O(10–100) exhibit significant viscous effect, associated with ultrasonic cavitation and cavitation damage. We study this phenomenon experimentally using high-speed photography of spark-generated bubble oscillation in silicone oils, whose viscosity is about three orders larger than water. Comparing to bubbles in water, bubble surfaces in silicone oil are more stable and thus more cycles of oscillations may be observed and studied. Additionally, we investigate this phenomenon numerically using the volume of fluid method. We propose a non-reflective boundary condition, reducing the computational domain's dimensions tenfold based on the far-field asymptotic behavior. This paper pays particular attention in the mechanism for the bubble jetting, the vortex sheet, and the vortex ring development. Initially, a stagnation point at the bubble center moves away from the wall owing to asymmetric bubble expansion, leaving the bubble around the moment the bubble reaches its maximum volume. During this process, a vortex sheet forms inside the bubble. As the vortex sheet approaches the bubble interface, it transfers momentum to the gas–liquid interface, influencing the flow near the bubble wall. The high-pressure zone at the stagnation point drives the distal bubble surface to collapse first and fastest subsequently. This asymmetric collapse generates circulation around the bubble's side cross section, leading to the development of a vortex ring within the bubble gas at the outer rim of the decaying vortex sheet. The vortex ring, with its core inside the bubble gas, functions like a bearing system in accelerating the jet.

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Numerical investigation of cavitation in periodontal Pockets: Insights for enhancing cleaning efficiency

Cited by 2 publications

References 28 publications

Biofilm removal from Difficult-to-Reach places via secondary cavitation within a constrained geometry mimicking a Periodontal/Peri-Implant pocket

Biofilm removal from Difficult-to-Reach places via secondary cavitation within a constrained geometry mimicking a Periodontal/Peri-Implant pocket

The mechanisms of jetting, vortex sheet, and vortex ring development in asymmetric bubble dynamics

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