READ ME File for 'KLM Model parameters and results for an investigation into the effects of chaning fluid temperature and salinity on resonant frequency and acoustic energy density'

Dataset DOI:10.5258/SOTON/XXXXXX

ReadMe Author: Anthony Lindley, orcid.org/0009-0005-8447-969X	

This dataset supports the thesis entitled Design, Fabrication and Characterisation of a Low-Cost, Acoustically Focussed Imaging Flow Cytometer for Automated Analysis of Phytoplankton
AWARDED BY: University of Southampton
DATE OF AWARD: 2023

DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA

This dataset contains:
The results of a KLM Model (using the technique from Krimholtz, R.; Leedom, D.A.; Matthaei, G.L. New equivalent circuits for elementary piezoelectric transducers. Electron. Lett. 1970, 6, 398–399) invesitgation into the performance of an acoustically focussed flow cell. Parameters used for the model are supplied in an excel spreadsheet and results in a .csv file. Different temperatures and salinities of the fluid in the model were used to probe the potential response (in terms of focussing performance as determined by resonant frequency drift and changing acoustic energy density) of a real flow cell to changing thermal and salinity properties of the fluid.



DESCRIPTION OF FILES:

KLM Results with varying temp and salinities.csv - results file in comma separated value format. Headings: T- temperature (independent variable); S- salinity (independent variable); rho - fluid density;  c - speed of sound in the fluid; fA - frequency (in MHz) of the first resonant frequency within the range 0-3MHz; EacA - acoustic energy density at fA; fB - frequency (in MHz) of the second resonant frequency within the range 0-3MHz; EacB - acoustic energy density at fB

KLM Parameters.xlsx - Parameters used to define the KLM model. Parameters are given for the transducer, flow cell layer arrangement, fluid layer and particles.