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Development, Validation And Implementation Of Multiple Radioactive Particle Tracking Technique
Nuclear Engineering and Technology
  • Mehul S. Vesvikar
  • Thaar M. Aljuwaya
  • Mahmoud M. Taha
  • Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Computer Automated Radioactive Particle Tracking (CARPT) technique has been successfully utilized to measure the velocity profiles and mixing parameters in different multiphase flow systems where a single radioactive tracer is used to track the tagged phase. However, many industrial processes use a wide range of particles with different physical properties where solid particles could vary in size, shape and density. For application in such systems, the capability of current single tracer CARPT can be advanced to track more than one particle simultaneously. Tracking multiple particles will thus enable to track the motion of particles of different size shape and density, determine segregation of particles and probing particle interactions. In this work, a newly developed Multiple Radioactive Particle Tracking technique (M-RPT) used to track two different radioactive tracers is demonstrated. The M-RPT electronics was developed that can differentiate between gamma counts obtained from the different radioactive tracers on the basis of their gamma energy peak. The M-RPT technique was validated by tracking two stationary and moving particles (Sc-46 and Co-60) simultaneously. Finally, M-RPT was successfully implemented to track two phases, solid and liquid, simultaneously in three phase slurry bubble column reactors.

Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Publication Status
Open Access
Comments

U.S. Department of Energy, Grant DE-FC36-01GO11054

Keywords and Phrases
  • Flow pattern,
  • Hydrodynamics,
  • Multiple radioactive particle tracking technique,
  • Non-invasive,
  • Three phase slurry bubble column
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Publication Date
01 Jan 2023
Citation Information
Mehul S. Vesvikar, Thaar M. Aljuwaya, Mahmoud M. Taha and Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan. "Development, Validation And Implementation Of Multiple Radioactive Particle Tracking Technique" Nuclear Engineering and Technology (2023) ISSN: 2234-358X; 1738-5733
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/muthanna-al-dahhan/267/