Pore structure of ore granular media by computerized tomography image processing

Journal of Central South University of Technology (English Edition)

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 220-224

  Wu, Ai Xiang ^a   Yang, Bao Hua ^b   Xi, Yong ^b   Jiang, Huai Chun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Image processing; Ore granular media; Pore structure; X ray computerized tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEACHING; PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE;

LEACHING COLUMNS; ORE GRANULAR MEDIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION; X RAY COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ORE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247625200     PISSN: 10059784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11771-007-0044-x     Document Type: Article

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