Design Considerations for Dynamic Fluid Flow in Porous Media Experiments Using X-Ray Computed Micro Tomography

Design Considerations for Dynamic Fluid Flow in Porous Media Experiments Using X-Ray Computed Micro Tomography

T. Pak, N. Lopes Archilha, S. Berg, I. B. Butler

X-ray micro computed tomography (µCT) has become an advanced non-destructive tool to analyse the internal structure of opaque materials such as porous media. The range of accessible spatial and temporal resolution makes µCT the method of choice to study dynamics processes such as multi-phase fluid flow within porous media at the micro-meter scale. This review paper provides an overview of X-ray transparent flow cells. A range of designs are compared, and their advantages and limitations discussed. Design concept of flow cells are embedded in reviewing the respective range of applications which have benefited from µCT imaging studies.

Tomography of Materials and Structures 3, 100017, 2023.
Corresponding Author: Tannaz Pak

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