MONOENERGETIC AND POLYENERGETIC GAMMA RAY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY FOR MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS / Análise de sistemas multifásicos utilizando tomografia computadorizada Gama monoenergética e polienergética

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2009

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It is important to recognize that at the heart of chemical transformations in all process and energy industries is multiphase reator technology, as over 99% of reator systems require the presence of more than one phase for proper operation. Tomography is a powerful technique capable of determining the effect of operating and design parameters on the phase holdup distribution by visualization in opaque flow systems in a noninvasive manner. A single source computed tomography (SSCT) system capable of imaging phase holdup distribution in two phases flow was successfully developed and validated at CTR/IPEN. Analytical and discrete (statistical) image reconstruction algorithms were developed and compared between them. SSCT has been applied to characterize the gas holdup and porosity distributions in a random packed column. At the Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory (CREL) of Washington University in St Louis, a novel dual source computed tomography (DSCT) system capable of imaging phase holdup distribution in three phases flow was successfully developed and validated. A new image reconstruction methodology was applied for the image reconstruction of the DSCT which enables accurate imaging of the phase holdup distribution in large scale multiphase systems. DSCT has been applied to characterize the effect of operating parameters and sparger design on the liquid flow behavior of a pilot scale anaerobic bioreactor. Performance studies were carried to access the performance of a gas-liquid distributor and liquid flow in a monolithic reactor using the DSCT. The scanners and techniques developed as part of this work provides an effective research tool for expanding experimental research in a wide range of multiphase flow systems via imaging. It has overcome many limitations, common to the various tomography techniques that exist for imaging systems with two and three phase flow. The knowledge gained from these studies improves the fundamental understanding of the effects of design and dynamics of multiphase reactors.

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hidrodinâmica holdup reconstrução de imagens bioreator ct tomografia monolítico hidrodinâmica holdup multifásicos reator reator carpt tomografia ct monolítico multifásicos bioreator reconstrução de imagens gama gama carpt

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