Quantitative method to measure void fraction of two-phase flow using electronic imaging with neutrons

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 327-338

  Mishima, K ^a   Hibiki, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; NEUTRON SCATTERING; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DARK CURRENT; ELECTRONIC IMAGING; METALLIC DUCT; VOID FRACTION;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 0030268837     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE96-A28582     Document Type: Article

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