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Computer Assisted Gamma and X-Ray Tomography: Applications to Multiphase Flow Systems

Topical Report
January 1998

Kumar, Sailesh B.
Dudukovíc, Milorad

Washington University

Table of Contents

Abstract

iii

Section 1
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Executive Summary

iv

1

Introduction

1

2

Technical Aspects of Computed Tomography

3

2.1

Basic Principle

3

2.2

CT Scanning Modes

4

2.3

Image Reconstruction from Projections

6

3

Hardware Elements for a CT Scanner

14

3.1

The CT Scanner at CREL

16

4

The Signal Processing and Data Acquisition System

19

Section 2
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5

Measures of CT Scanner Performance

20

6

Sources of Error in CT Scanning

23

7

CT Scanner Design Process

32

Section 3
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8

Application of Tomography in Engineering Research

39

9

Experimental Results for Void Fraction Distribution in a Bubble Column

43

10

Process Applications of Tomography

49

11

Recommendations for Improvements in Gamma-Ray Scanning of the AFDU Reactor at LaPorte

54

12

Nomenclature

57

13

References

58