Phase distribution measurements in metallic foam packing using X-ray radiography and micro-tomography

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1030-1039

  Calvo, S ^a   Beugre, D ^a   Crine, M ^a   Leonard A ^a   Marchot, P ^a   Toye, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3D porous structure; Liquid holdup distribution; Metallic foam packing; Pressure drop; X ray micro tomography; X ray radiography

Indexed keywords

3-D IMAGES; 3D POROUS STRUCTURE; CFD-SIMULATIONS; COUNTER-CURRENT FLOWS; HIGH ENERGIES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; LATTICE-BOLTZMANN; LIQUID HOLDUP DISTRIBUTION; LITERATURE MODELS; METALLIC FOAM PACKING; MICRO TOMOGRAPHIES; MICRO-CT SYSTEMS; NETHERLANDS; PHASE DISTRIBUTIONS; PORE DIAMETERS; PRESSURE DROP MEASUREMENTS; RADIAL SPREADING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES; SINGLE-PHASE FLOWS; STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; X-RAY MICRO-TOMOGRAPHY;

CHROMIUM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DROPS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; PRESSURE DROP; RADIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 64549141130     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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