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In this study, the acoustic radiation force was explored as an N2B delivery alternative in a wide frequency range of 10\u2013100,000 Hz at an increment of 50 Hz. Numerical simulations of the particle deposition in the olfactory region of four nasal configurations were performed using COMSOL. Frequency analysis of the nasal cavities revealed that eigenfrequencies were often associated with a specific region with narrow passages and some eigenfrequencies exhibited an amendable pressure field to the olfactory region. Transient particle tracking was conducted with an acoustic inlet at 1 Pa, and a frequency spectrum of 10\u2013100,000 Hz was imposed on the airflow, which carried the particles with acoustic radiation forces. It was observed that by increasing the pulsating wave frequency at the nostrils, the olfactory delivery efficiency reached a maximum in the range 11\u201315 kHz and decreased after that. 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