Measuring velocity distributions of viscous fluids using positron emission particle tracking (PEPT)

AIChE Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1606-1613

  Bakalis, S ^a   Fryer, P J ^a   Parker, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Isokinetic tracers; Opaque fluids; Positron emission particle tracking (PEPT); Velocity; Viscous fluids

Indexed keywords

ISOTHERMS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PILOT-SCALE EQUIPMENT; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING (PEPT);

VISCOUS FLOW;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE TRACER; VISCOUS FLUID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; POSITRON; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING; RADIOACTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 3042724775     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10153     Document Type: Article

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