X-ray imaging and analysis techniques for quantifying pore-scale structure and processes in subsurface porous medium systems

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 217-246

  Wildenschild, Dorthe ^a   Sheppard, Adrian P ^b  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Image analysis and quantification; Multi phase flow; Porous media characterization; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; MICRO-SCALES; MULTI-PHASE FLUID FLOW; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; POROUS MEDIUM SYSTEMS; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; THREE DIMENSIONS; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY; XRAY IMAGING;

MULTIPHASE FLOW; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

POROUS MATERIALS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMISCIBLE FLUID; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM; SUBSURFACE FLOW; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84872939130     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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