X-ray Flow Visualization
Multiphase flows include a dispersed phase mixed with a continuous fluid phase (gas-liquid, gas-solid, liquid-solid, liquid-liquid, gas-liquid-solid, and granular flows)
X-ray Radiography of Multiphase Flows
- View internal hydrodynamics
X-ray Stereography of Multiphase Flows
- Two synchronized and perpendicular X-ray projections through region of interest
X-ray Particle Tracking Velocimetry (XPTV)
- Track 3D particle position and orientation in various multiphase and granular flows
X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) of Multiphase Flows
- Provide 3D time-average phase distribution in gas-liquid, gas-solid, and granular flows
Theodore (Ted) Heindel
Bergles Professor of Thermal Science
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education (CoMFRE)
theindel@iastate.edu
Funded Research
- NSF, ONR, DOE, USDA, State of Iowa
- CoMFRE members, BioMADE, industry
Keywords
- Multiphase flows, X-ray flow visualization, X-ray radiography, X-ray stereography, X-ray particle tracking velocimetry, X-ray computed tomography
Recognitions, Awards & Patents
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- 2023 ASME Freeman Scholar Award
- 2022 CoE D.R. Boylan Eminent Faculty Award for Research
- 2018 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence