Assessment of geometrical and transport properties of a fibrous C/C composite preform using x-ray computerized micro-tomography: Part I. Image acquisition and geometrical properties

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2328-2339

  Coindreau, Olivia ^a   Vignoles, Gérard L ^a  

^a Laboratoire des Composites Thermostructuraux   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE SIZE; POROSITY;

FIBROUS COMPOSITE; GEOMETRICAL PROPERTIES; IMAGE ACQUISITION; X RAY COMPUTERIZED MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

EID: 29144530221     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2005.0311     Document Type: Article

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