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Application of gamma-ray attenuation technology in density measurement of a slurry reactor

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Axial density profile of the gas-liquid-solid mixture in a slurry bubble column was measured by gamma-ray attenuation technology. Several measures for improving measurement precision were presented based on the discussion on attenuation law. It was found that the response frequency and the ray intensity should be as high as possible to improve the measurement precision. The mass absorption coefficient depended on not the object’s thickness but the location where the object was placed between the ray source and the detector. The results showed that the density in the column decreases with the increase of column height, which indicates that the measurement by gamma-ray attenuation is reasonable.

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  1. The Key Laboratory of Catalysis, China National Petroleum Co., China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China

    Jian Xu & Weisheng Wei

  2. The State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China

    Jian Xu & Kai Zhang

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Xu, J., Wei, W. & Zhang, K. Application of gamma-ray attenuation technology in density measurement of a slurry reactor. Front. Chem. Eng. China 4, 486–490 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-010-0509-6

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