On the criterion for neglecting corrective effects in photoacoustic experiments

O. Delgado-Vasallo, E. Marín

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Abstract

The first step in the theoretical modeling of photoacoustic experiments is the calculation of the Temperature within the sample and/or its environment. For solids it is usually calculated by solving the heat diffusion equation. The same equation is used often for liquid samples, as well as for the gas filling the PA chamber, neglecting the role played by hydrodynamic effects. In the present work we will briefly describe how the Theory of Similarity shows that the heat diffusion equation, in its usual formulation, can be only applied for fluids when the product of Grashof (Gr) and Prandtl (Pr) numbers, the so-called Rayleigh, Ra, number, is lower than 1000.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)165-167
Number of pages3
JournalJournal De Physique. IV : JP
Volume125
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event13th ICPPP International Conference on Photoacoustic and PhotothermalPhenomena - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Duration: 5 Jul 20048 Jul 2004

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