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Bieberle M, Papapetrou TN, Lecrivain G, Windisch D, Bieberle A, Wagner M, Hampel U. Simplified Beam Hardening Correction for Ultrafast X-ray CT Imaging of Binary Granular Mixtures. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:2964. [PMID: 38793819 PMCID: PMC11124780 DOI: 10.3390/s24102964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
Abstract
Ultrafast X-ray computed tomography is an advanced imaging technique for multiphase flows. It has been used with great success for studying gas-liquid as well as gas-solid flows. Here, we apply this technique to analyze density-driven particle segregation in a rotating drum as an exemplary use case for analyzing industrial particle mixing systems. As glass particles are used as the denser of two granular species to be mixed, beam hardening artefacts occur and hamper the data analysis. In the general case of a distribution of arbitrary materials, the inverse problem of image reconstruction with energy-dependent attenuation is often ill-posed. Consequently, commonly known beam hardening correction algorithms are often quite complex. In our case, however, the number of materials is limited. We therefore propose a correction algorithm simplified by taking advantage of the known material properties, and demonstrate its ability to improve image quality and subsequent analyses significantly.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martina Bieberle
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Fluid Dynamics, Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
| | - Theodoros Nestor Papapetrou
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Fluid Dynamics, Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Power Engineering, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Nöthnitzer Str. 69, 01062 Dresden, Germany
| | - Gregory Lecrivain
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Fluid Dynamics, Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
| | - Dominic Windisch
- Institute of Power Engineering, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Nöthnitzer Str. 69, 01062 Dresden, Germany
| | - André Bieberle
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Fluid Dynamics, Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
| | - Michael Wagner
- Institute of Power Engineering, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Nöthnitzer Str. 69, 01062 Dresden, Germany
| | - Uwe Hampel
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Fluid Dynamics, Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Power Engineering, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Nöthnitzer Str. 69, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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