Dynamic MRI visualization of two-phase flow in a ceramic monolith

AIChE Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 909-912

  Mantle, M D ^a   Sederman, A J ^a   Gladden, L F ^a   Raymahasay, S ^b   Winterbottom, J M ^b   Stitt, E H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALYSTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; DYNAMICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CERAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MOTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036557436     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690480425     Document Type: Article

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