Study on shock wave-induced cavitation bubbles dissolution process

Xu Huan^{1, 2}, Fan Peng-Fei¹, Ma Yong³, Guo Xia-Sheng¹, Yang Ping², Tu Juan^{1, ‡}, Zhang Dong^{1, §}

Experimental data and simulation result for the dissolution of cavitation bubbles generated during an ESWL pig experiment with the lithotripter charging voltage = 24 kV and using a PRF of 2 Hz. (a) The experimental bubble dissolution curve and the simulation results. The experimental data could be best fitted with the selected parameter sets: the mean diameter of bubbles R ₀ = 35 µm, the standard deviation of bubbles distribution SD = 10 µm, and the diffusion constant DA = 5 × 10^–7 m²/s. (b) The bubble size distribution.