In situ radiography of the metal foaming processes: A quantitative analysis

NDT in Progress: 3rd International Workshop of NDT Experts, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Myagotin, A ^a   Helfen, L ^a,b   Banhart, J ^c   Baumbach, T ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coalescence rate; Foam expansion; Metallic foam; Quantitative image analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER VISION; FOAMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METALS; VELOCITY;

COALESCENCE RATE; FOAM EXPANSION; METALLIC FOAM; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; QUANTITATIVE IMAGE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL EVALUATION; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) PROJECTION;

RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84904655000     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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