On-line flow visualization in multiphase reactors using neural networks

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-235

  Godfroy, L ^a   Larachi, F ^b   Kennedy, G ^a   Grandjean, B ^b   Chaouki, J ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTRON TUBES; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; NEURAL NETWORKS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

RADIOACTIVE PARTICLE TRACKING (RPT) SYSTEM;

RADIOISOTOPES;

GOLD 198; SCANDIUM 46;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOTOPE TRACING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031081548     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00183-2     Document Type: Article

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