I have read a lot of imaginative explanations/opinions on why playing ultrasonic sound to your e-liquid improves its taste. But can someone come up with an explanation, based on chemistry and physics, on why playing music to a liquid will have any profound effect on it? And please dont use the word "meld"
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Music? Wha? Do people really play music to their eliquid? lmao, some people have too much time on their hands.
I guess, if you play the music loud enough with enough low end in it the eliquid will vibrate kind of mimicing the act of light shaking, but youd have to really pump the music up for it to happen.
I guess, if you play the music loud enough with enough low end in it the eliquid will vibrate kind of mimicing the act of light shaking, but youd have to really pump the music up for it to happen.
Ultrasonic waves create something called cavitation in eliquid. Simply put the eLiquid is being mixed very thoroughly.
I can't vouch for the efficacy of US steeping, but my little ultrasonic cleaner does a great job cleaning atomizers and other small objects.
I'm thinking about getting a larger (2L) one for cleaning car/motorcycle parts.
I'm thinking about getting a larger (2L) one for cleaning car/motorcycle parts.
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It is simple really, it doesn't.
cavitation is liquid boiling because of negative pressure, according to the wiki-article energy is realeased when the micro bubbles burst, if you want to add energy, you might as well add heat. When it comes to mixing, once a liquid is homogenous, the molecules are evenly distribuated, it cant get more homogenous. You can shake it till yout arm fall off, or blast it with US till your dogs ears fall off, it will still just be homogenous.
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Process characteristics
Ultrasonic cleaning uses cavitation bubbles induced by high frequency pressure (sound) waves to agitate a liquid. The agitation produces high forces on contaminants adhering to substrates like metals, plastics, glass, rubber, and ceramics. This action also penetrates blind holes, cracks, and recesses. The intention is to thoroughly remove all traces of contamination tightly adhering or embedded onto solid surfaces. Water or solvents can be used, depending on the type of contamination and the workpiece. Contaminants can include dust, dirt, oil, pigments, rust, grease, algae, fungus, bacteria, lime scale, polishing compounds, flux agents, fingerprints, soot wax and mold release agents, biological soil like blood, and so on. Ultrasonic cleaning can be used for a wide range of workpiece shapes, sizes and materials, and may not require the part to be disassembled prior to cleaning.[4] Objects must not be allowed to rest on the bottom of the device during the cleaning process, because that will prevent cavitation from taking place on the part of the object not in contact with solvent.[5]
Ultrasonic cleaning uses cavitation bubbles induced by high frequency pressure (sound) waves to agitate a liquid. The agitation produces high forces on contaminants adhering to substrates like metals, plastics, glass, rubber, and ceramics. This action also penetrates blind holes, cracks, and recesses. The intention is to thoroughly remove all traces of contamination tightly adhering or embedded onto solid surfaces. Water or solvents can be used, depending on the type of contamination and the workpiece. Contaminants can include dust, dirt, oil, pigments, rust, grease, algae, fungus, bacteria, lime scale, polishing compounds, flux agents, fingerprints, soot wax and mold release agents, biological soil like blood, and so on. Ultrasonic cleaning can be used for a wide range of workpiece shapes, sizes and materials, and may not require the part to be disassembled prior to cleaning.[4] Objects must not be allowed to rest on the bottom of the device during the cleaning process, because that will prevent cavitation from taking place on the part of the object not in contact with solvent.[5]
Thats all fine and well for cleaning, US works for that. Its what it does for the taste of e-liquid thats the question.
I have an ultrasonic cleaner, with a build in heater, and tried steeping with it. However, even after several hours of US sessions, it still needs regular steeping for at least 5 days. In other words, US doesn't speed up steeping. I just rotate two bottles of that eJuice, while I'm using the eJuice of a steeped bottle, the second bottle of eJuice is steeping.