Ultrasonic flow imaging system: A feasibility study

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6175116· OSTI ID:6175116

Sheen, S H; Lawrence, W P; Chien, H T; Raptis, A C

This report examines the feasibility and potential problems in developing a real-time ultrasonic flow imaging instrument for on-line monitoring of mixed-phased flows such as coal slurries. State-of-the-art ultrasonic imaging techniques are assessed for this application. Reflection and diffraction tomographies are proposed for further development, including image-reconstruction algorithms and parallel processing systems. A conventional ultrasonic C-scan technique is used to demonstrate the feasibility of imaging the particle motion in a solid/water flow. 13 refs., 11 figs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6175116
• Report Number(s): ANL/FE-91/3; ON: DE92004776
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
MULTIPHASE FLOW
MONITORING
COAL
FUEL SLURRIES
IMAGE PROCESSING
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
TOMOGRAPHY
ULTRASONIC WAVES
WAVE PROPAGATION
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID FLOW
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
PROCESSING
SLURRIES
SOUND WAVES
SUSPENSIONS
220400* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Control Systems
440600 - Optical Instrumentation- (1990-)