Effect of geometrical configuration of reactor on a ZrP nano-dispersion process using ultrasonic irradiation.

This study investigated the position of ultrasonic irradiation source and reactor geometry on fragmentation rate of a layered compound, α-zirconium phosphate (α-ZrP). By numerically solving the acoustic pressure distribution using COMSOL Multiphysics®, it is clarified the mechanism whereby the operating factors influenced the α-ZrP dispersion to make a suggestion of guideline of the process design method. Two vessels made of glass with a flat-bottom and a spherical-bottom, respectively, were used.