Modeling and Simulation of Sono-Processes

Kaouther Kerboua is an Associate Professor at the National Higher School of Technology and Engineering, Algeria, where she is the head of L3M laboratory. She is also an associate Researcher at the National Research Center in Environment. Her research interests and activities are in the fields of acoustic cavitation, sonochemistry, advanced oxidation processes, water treatment, energy, green hydrogen, modelling and simulation. Her research track counts tens of Q1/Q2 research papers in reputable journals. She previously co-edited a book in the field entitled Energy Aspects of Acoustic Cavitation and Sonochemistry, Fundamentals and Engineering (Elsevier, 2022). Dr Kerboua is also a member of the editorial board of the Elsevier journal Ultrasonics and Sonochemistry and is currently leading and collaborating on several national and international projects with colleagues in Norway, Canada, and Germany.

• Part I: Introduction to mathematical modeling and simulation of sono-processes1. Fundamentals of acoustic cavitation, ultrasound-assisted processes, and sonochemistry2. Basics and principles of fundamental and semiempirical modeling and simulation of sono-processesPart II: Fundamental modeling of sono-processing: from the single bubble to bubble population3. Acoustic wave propagation in liquid medium and damping mechanisms: modeling and simulation4. Acoustic streaming: modeling and simulation5. Nucleation of single acoustic cavitation bubble: modeling and simulation6. Oscillation of single acoustic cavitation bubble: modeling and simulation7. Cavitation bubble collapse dynamics near various boundaries based on Kelvin impulse theory8. Thermodynamics of single acoustic cavitation bubble: modeling and simulation9. Microstreaming from acoustic cavitation bubble: modeling and simulation10. Shockwave from acoustic cavitation bubble: modeling and simulation11. Microjet from acoustic cavitation bubble: modeling and simulation12. Sonochemistry from acoustic cavitation bubble: modeling and simulation13. Sonoluminescence from acoustic cavitation bubble: modeling and simulation14. Acoustic bubble population: modeling and simulation of the number density15. Acoustic bubble cluster: modeling and simulation of dynamics, interaction, and coalescencePart III: Semi-empirical modeling of sono-processing: from experiments to mathematical models16. Semiempirical modeling of acoustic bubble population17. Acoustic bubble population: modeling and simulation of size distribution18. Semiempirical modeling of sonochemical reactors19. Semiempirical modeling of ultrasound-assisted separation20. Semiempirical modeling of ultrasound-assisted synthesis21. Sono-processes: quantitative metrics for efficiency evaluation