Measuring the particle size of a known distribution using the focused beam reflectance measurement technique

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 5410-5419

  Greaves, David ^a   Boxall, John ^a   Mulligan, James ^a   Montesi, Alberto ^b   Creek, Jefferson ^b   Dendy Sloan, E ^a   Koh, Carolyn A ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Emulsion; Gas hydrates; Instrumentation; Particle; Particle size analysis

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; EMULSIFICATION; GAS HYDRATES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRATION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS;

AGGLOMERATE SIZES; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTIONS; CHORD LENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS; CLATHRATE HYDRATES; DIGITAL IMAGES; FOCUSED BEAMS; GLASS BEADS; HIGH PRESSURES; HYDRATE NUCLEATIONS; IN-SITU; INSTRUMENTATION; LASENTEC; MEASURING; PARTICLE; PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATIONS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES; REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; SYSTEM CHANGES; UNIMODAL; UNIMODAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VIDEO MICROSCOPES; VISUAL METHODS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 54149085115     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.07.023     Document Type: Article

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