Using X-rays for multiphase flow visualization

Proceedings of 2005 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM2005

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 2095-2103

  Heindel, Theodore J ^a   Hubers, Jeremy L ^a   Jensen, Terrence C ^a   Gray, Joseph N ^a   Striegel, Alexander C ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX FLOWS; INTERNAL FLOW; SOLID MULTIPHASE; X RAY IMAGING;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OPACITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 33646590288     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/FEDSM2005-77359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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