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Explores the use of industrial tomography in a wide variety of industrial processes, bringing to light new advancements made in image reconstruction, systems, and their applications

Table of Contents

Part I Tomographic modalities 1 Electrical capacitance tomography (ECT)

2 Electrical impedance tomography (EIT)

3 Electromagnetic Induction tomography (EMT)

4 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

5 Chemical species tomography

6 X-ray computer tomography

7 Gamma-ray tomography

8 Positron emission tomography (PET)

9 Ultrasound tomography

10 Spectroscopic tomography

11 Tomographic imaging and sensor networks

Part II Tomographic image reconstruction

12 Mathematical concepts for image reconstruction in tomography

13 Hard-field image reconstruction

14 Direct image reconstruction

15 Statistical image reconstruction

Part III Tomography Applications

16 Applications of tomography in mineral transportation

17 Applications of gamma and X-ray tomography of fluidized beds

18 Applications of tomography in reaction engineering (Bubble column and trickle bed process)

19 Applications of tomography in reaction engineering (mixing process)

20 Applications of capacitance tomography in gas-solid fluidized bed systems

21 Process Tomography and Estimation of Velocity Fields

22 Applications of tomography in oil-gas industry

23 Applications of tomography in oil-gas industry – Part 2

24 Application of tomography in micro channel reactors

25 Applications of tomography in food inspection

26 Applications of tomography in nuclear waste management

About the Author

Mi Wang has been a Professor of Process Tomography and Sensing at the University of Leeds, UK, since 2007. He is also a guest editor of Measurement Science and Technology and Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, and the editor of Petroleum and Hydrodynamics. He has previously been a guest Professor at the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, and a visiting Professor at Nihon University, Japan, where he was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Medal in 2007.

Reviews

"...an up to date compendium that will be invaluable to those involved in process tomography research and those looking to utilise tomographic methods for process measurement either as a research tool or for industrial application." --Johnson Matthey Technology Review