Development of high-frame-rate neutron radiography and quantitative measurement method for multiphase flow research

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 184, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 183-201

  Mishima, K ^a   Hibiki, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HYDRAULICS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PARTICLE BEAMS;

THERMAL NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 0032474940     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-5493(98)00196-4     Document Type: Article

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