Preparation and quantification of radioactive particles for tracking hydrodynamic behavior in multiphase reactors

Mohd Amirul Syafiq Mohd Yunos; Siti Aslina Hussain; Hamdan Mohamed Yusoff; Jaafar Abdullah

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.05.015

Preparation and quantification of radioactive particles for tracking hydrodynamic behavior in multiphase reactors

Appl Radiat Isot. 2014 Sep:91:57-61. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.05.015. Epub 2014 May 24.

Authors

Mohd Amirul Syafiq Mohd Yunos¹, Siti Aslina Hussain², Hamdan Mohamed Yusoff³, Jaafar Abdullah⁴

Affiliations

¹ Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia; Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: syafiq@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my.
² Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: aslina@upm.edu.my.
³ Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: hamdan@upm.edu.my.
⁴ Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: jaafar@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my.

PMID: 24907683
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.05.015

Abstract

Radioactive particle tracking (RPT) has emerged as a promising and versatile technique that can provide rich information about a variety of multiphase flow systems. However, RPT is not an off-the-shelf technique, and thus, users must customize RPT for their applications. This paper presents a simple procedure for preparing radioactive tracer particles created via irradiation with neutrons from the TRIGA Mark II research reactor. The present study focuses on the performance evaluation of encapsulated gold and scandium particles for applications as individual radioactive tracer particles using qualitative and quantitative neutron activation analysis (NAA) and an X-ray microcomputed tomography (X-ray Micro-CT) scanner installed at the Malaysian Nuclear Agency.

Keywords: Hydrodynamic behavior; Image reconstruction; Microcomputed tomography; Multiphase chemical reactors; Radioactive particle tracking.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't