Title :
Multi-source third generation computed tomography for industrial multiphase flows applications
Author :
De Mesquita, Carlos Henrique ; Vasquez, Pablo A Salvador ; Calvo, Wilson A P ; Marcato, Larissa A. ; Carvalho, Diego V S ; Martins, João F T ; Hamada, Margarida M.
Author_Institution :
IPEN/CNEN-SP, São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
This work describes a multi-source computed tomography. It showed to be a feasible tool to study multiphase systems. In this CT scanner, two different radioactive sources, 192Ir and 137Cs, were placed together into a single lead collimated system. The CT is capable to determine and differentiate the attenuation coefficients of materials constituted of three phases (gas, liquid and solid), using two or more different radioisotope energies.
Keywords :
computerised tomography; gamma-ray production; multiphase flow; radioactive sources; 137Cs; 192Ir; CT scanner; attenuation coefficient; industrial multiphase flow application; multisource third generation computed tomography; radioactive source; radioisotope energy; single lead collimated system; Atomic measurements; Collimators; Detectors; Gears; Steel;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0118-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154329