Abstract
Water flow in hard rocks takes place dominantly in fractures. In order to predict the transport of dissolved radioelements through a fractured rock it is necessary to determine both the geometry of the fracture network and the hydraulic properties of the individual fractures. This paper describes a technique for studying mass transfer in a single fracture. The technique is positron emission tomography (PET) and it offers the potential for visualising quantitatively the migration of dissolved tracers. Preliminary experiments have been undertaken involving the flow of Na-22 and F-18 labelled solutions through artificial fractures. The results demonstrate that PET is well suited to this application. (author).
Gilling, D;
Jefferies, N L;
[1]
Fowles, P;
[2]
Hawkesworth, M R;
Parker, D J
[3]
- AEA Decommissioning and Radwaste, Harwell (United Kingdom)
- Birmingham Univ. (United Kingdom). Dept. of Chemistry
- Birmingham Univ. (United Kingdom). School of Physics and Space Research
Citation Formats
Gilling, D, Jefferies, N L, Fowles, P, Hawkesworth, M R, and Parker, D J.
The application of positron emission tomography to the study of mass transfer in fractured rock.
United Kingdom: N. p.,
1991.
Web.
Gilling, D, Jefferies, N L, Fowles, P, Hawkesworth, M R, & Parker, D J.
The application of positron emission tomography to the study of mass transfer in fractured rock.
United Kingdom.
Gilling, D, Jefferies, N L, Fowles, P, Hawkesworth, M R, and Parker, D J.
1991.
"The application of positron emission tomography to the study of mass transfer in fractured rock."
United Kingdom.
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title = {The application of positron emission tomography to the study of mass transfer in fractured rock}
author = {Gilling, D, Jefferies, N L, Fowles, P, Hawkesworth, M R, and Parker, D J}
abstractNote = {Water flow in hard rocks takes place dominantly in fractures. In order to predict the transport of dissolved radioelements through a fractured rock it is necessary to determine both the geometry of the fracture network and the hydraulic properties of the individual fractures. This paper describes a technique for studying mass transfer in a single fracture. The technique is positron emission tomography (PET) and it offers the potential for visualising quantitatively the migration of dissolved tracers. Preliminary experiments have been undertaken involving the flow of Na-22 and F-18 labelled solutions through artificial fractures. The results demonstrate that PET is well suited to this application. (author).}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1991}
month = {Jun}
}
title = {The application of positron emission tomography to the study of mass transfer in fractured rock}
author = {Gilling, D, Jefferies, N L, Fowles, P, Hawkesworth, M R, and Parker, D J}
abstractNote = {Water flow in hard rocks takes place dominantly in fractures. In order to predict the transport of dissolved radioelements through a fractured rock it is necessary to determine both the geometry of the fracture network and the hydraulic properties of the individual fractures. This paper describes a technique for studying mass transfer in a single fracture. The technique is positron emission tomography (PET) and it offers the potential for visualising quantitatively the migration of dissolved tracers. Preliminary experiments have been undertaken involving the flow of Na-22 and F-18 labelled solutions through artificial fractures. The results demonstrate that PET is well suited to this application. (author).}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1991}
month = {Jun}
}