Ultrasound for Material Characterization and Processing III
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 June 2024 | Viewed by 1098
Special Issue Editor
Interests: material characterization; ultrasonic wave propagation; polymer rheology; curing kinetics of thermosetting matrices; polymer matrix composites; polymer composite processing and joining; heat transfer modelling; polymer based nanocomposites; hybrid welding of dissimilar materials; micro and nanoplastics; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Further to the success of the Special Issue of Materials entitled “Ultrasound for Material Characterization and Processing II”, I am delighted to open a new Special Issue entitled “Ultrasound for Material Characterization and Processing III”.
Ultrasound is currently employed for multiple purposes in a vast range of fields, from the non-destructive inspection of materials to the sonochemical synthesis of materials and welding. Usually, ultrasonic applications are divided into low-intensity–high-frequency ultrasound and high-intensity–low-frequency ultrasound. Low-intensity ultrasound transmits energy through a medium in order to obtain information about the medium or to convey information through the medium. Today, it is an essential tool utilized to assess metals, plastics, aerospace composites, wood, concrete, and cement. High-intensity ultrasound deliberately affects the propagation medium via the high local temperatures and pressures generated primarily by acoustic cavitation.
This Special Issue aims to present recent advances in ultrasound, addressing fundamental science as well as the applications of ultrasound in the field of engineering material characterization and material processing, with the analysis of heat and mass transfer related to the propagation of ultrasonic waves in a material.
This Special Issue welcomes the submission of original articles and review papers addressing the following themes:
Low-intensity ultrasound: non-destructive inspection; ultrasonic dynamic analysis; ultrasonic rheology; ultrasonic spectroscopy of materials; process monitoring and applications in civil, aerospace, and geological materials and structures; and the characterization of biological media; imaging and mapping.
High-intensity ultrasound: industrial processes such as welding, cleaning, emulsification, atomization, etc.; chemical reactions and reactors induced by ultrasonic waves; synthesis of organic and inorganic materials; microstructural effects; heat generation; accelerated materials characterization using ultrasonic fatigue testing; and food processing and environmental protection.
Contributions addressing heat and transport phenomena in ultrasound-based applications are also welcome.
I kindly invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Francesca Lionetto
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ultrasonic wave propagation
- non-destructive inspection
- guided waves
- material characterization
- viscolastic properties
- ultrasonic welding
- ultrasonic sonochemistry
- numerical modeling
- heat and mass transport phenomena
- food processing
- environmental protection
- industrial processing
