Branson 8510 - How Ultrasonics Cleaning Works

How
Ultrasonics Cleanlng Works
Ultrasonic sound is sound transmitled al frequencies
generally
beyond
the range of human hearing. In
your
ultrasonic cleaner, uftrasonic sound
(sonics)
is used for cleaning hale als and
parts.
This is
how
it works:
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As lhe sound waves from lhe
lransducer radiale lhrcugh the
solution in the tank, they cause
altemating high and low
pressures
an
lhe solution.
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During the low
pressure
stage,
millions ot micrcscopic bubbles
form and
grow.
This
process
is
called CAVITATION, meaning
"tormalion
of cavities".
Ounng lhe h€h
pressur6
stage,
the bubbles collapse, or'imdode"
releasng
enofinous amounts of
energy. These implosions
act
like
an army of tiny scrub brushes.
They work in all directions, attack-
ing
ev€ry surface and invacling all
rec€sses
and
openings.
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