Simultaneous high speed digital cinematographic and X-ray radiographic imaging of a intense multi-fluid interaction with rapid phase changes

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 754-763

  Hansson, Roberta Concilio ^a   Park, Hyun Sun ^a   Dinh, Truc Nam ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Continuous X ray; High speed imaging; Rapid multiphase multi fluid interaction; Simultaneous visualization; Vapor explosion

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS X-RAY; HIGH SPEED IMAGING; MULTI-FLUIDS; SIMULTANEOUS VISUALIZATION; VAPOR EXPLOSION;

EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; FLUIDS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; RADIOLOGY; SPEED; VAPORS; VISUALIZATION; X RAYS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 72549099529     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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