Talk:Ultrasonic cleaning

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I have cleaned up the text, added some everyday instances where a reader may observe these devices at work, and given a general description of the way in which they are used. Reverted to a single US$ price (that seems to be the first one written, and exchange rates and profit margins vary) and coupled the price to a specific year. To my mind, this remains a stub. Things which I can think of being added include: Which kind of materials can or cannot be cleaned (limitations)? What cleaning fluids are used, and why? What are the advantages and disadvantages compared with other methods of cleaning? What are the precautions, dangers or risks involved (e.g. from ultrasound or from the fluids used)? Seejyb 21:12, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

The grammar in the article is difficult to read in areas and redundancy abounds. Edits are needed to add a professional feel to the text. Inserted the cleanup tag. 71.234.63.28 12:56, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge?

Do not merge: I do not think the Ultrasonic cleaning should be merged into Sonication. If anything Sonication should be merged here. Sonication and Ultrasonic cleaning are not the same thing. While the principle of Sonication is strongly related to ultrasonic cleaning, the uses and application are very different. --Mattarata 15:06, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I disagree. It makes no sense to merge sonication into ultrasonic cleaning. Ultrasonic cleaning is one of the several applications of sonication; sonication to drive chemical reactions is not an application of ultrasonic cleaning. The sonication bath is essentially the same, whether you want to degas a liquid, or you want to clean a pair of spectacles. The difference is the cost (everything from a lab supply house is expensive), function (temperature control, timer), construction (plastic versus SS) and the attendant solvent resistance. I feel a merge is necessary to prevent a content fork. --Rifleman 82 15:14, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm a bit reluctant about this merge because the applications and the names are so different, but if a merge is to be done, I agree that it would only make sense if it is from ultrasonic cleaning to sonication, because the latter is the more general term. Itub 16:04, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I am pro-merge. There might possibly be a better title for the combined article. Applications of ultrasound? ike9898 19:17, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Both articles/subjects Ultrasonic cleaning and Sonication need further development regardless of merger and are laking any sources. On the topic of merging these articles are distinct subjects, they may have some information in common, but ultrasonic cleaning is a very common practice in industry, medical and science fields. Furthermore ultrasonic cleaning as a separate article can be written to a more general audience, a deeper Sonication article probably will need to contain more scientific jargon and concepts. I would advocate having a short section in Sonication article about Ultrasonic cleaning with a link to the main article on Ultrasonic cleaning, and in Ultrasonic cleaning's intro describe it as a form of Sonication with a wiki-link to Sonication. This would allow similarity to be presented and/or a description of it as an application to be presented in the Sonication article, and further depth be added to both subjects.

The Ultrasonic bath as it stands now should be merged into something or heavily modified.

WikipedianYknOK 05:13, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Do not merge. These are two different applications. Derek Balsam^(talk) 17:54, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

I am not for the merging of the articles. Sonication does not necessarily include ultrasonics since by definition sonics is in the audio range. Ultra sonics is by definition above the audio range. Producing Ultrasonics involves things like piezoceramics of different types to cause the ultrasonic action where as sonics can be done through magnetics and similar devices. I beleive I have the knowledge to know since part of my inventions was in ultrasonic cleaning when I worked for L & R Manufacturing Co. My patent was 4,141,608 for ultrasonics. Frnk1231 15:00, 4 September 2007 (UTC) frnk1231

[edit] Ultrasonic Bath

An ultrasonic bath is used for many other activities other than cleaning. For example I use them on a regular basis to increase particle suspension uniformity prior to electrophoretic deposition. Would it be possible for someone to make a page as appropriate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.39.155 (talk) 17:15, 10 March 2008 (UTC)