Removal of Liquid Leaked into Narrow Channel Using High-Intensity Aerial Ultrasonic Waves

We tried to remove a liquid leaked into a narrow channel immediately by radiating high-intensity aerial ultrasonic waves (at a frequency of 20 kHz) onto the liquid to atomize and disperse it into the atmosphere. Channels of 0.3 to 2 mm width and 1 to 10 mm depth with and without a bottom were used. The results of experiments showed that an ultrasonic radiation of 170 dB or more could remove a liquid in each of the channels immediately, by atomizing and dispersing it. The processes of atomization and dispersion of the liquid in each channel without a bottom largely varied, depending on the channel width and depth as well as the ultrasonic radiation intensity.