Using X-ray computed tomography in hydrology: Systems, resolutions, and limitations

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 267, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 285-297

  Wildenschild, D ^a,b,c   Vaz, C M P ^c,d   Rivers, M L ^c,e   Rikard, D ^b,c   Christensen, B S B ^a,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi phase flow; Pore structure; Porous media; Synchrotron radiation; Visualization; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

PORE GEOMETRY;

HYDROLOGY;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL METHOD; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY;

EID: 0037108577     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00157-9     Document Type: Article

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