An X-ray system for visualizing fluid flows

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-78

  Heindel, Theodore J ^a   Gray, Joseph N ^a   Jensen, Terrence C ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow visualization; Multiphase flow; Radiography; Stereography; Tomography; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW STRUCTURE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; STEREOGRAPHY IMAGING;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 40249088316     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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