Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Storage Technologies |
Helical Micro-CT – Imaging and Insights
High-resolution imaging combined with image analysis and dynamic experiments . A rare combination of instrument capacity and people skills provide unparalleled insights into microstructural behaviour . |
Competitive Advantage • Award-winning analysis outperforms conventional X-ray computed tomography
• Very-high-resolution allows imaging at submicron scale
• High-speed method allows dynamic imaging – e . g ., tracking of multicomponent fluid flows
Impact • Imaging of battery materials for degradation studies
• Imaging of flow in three-dimensional electrode materials
• More efficient oil and gas recovery
• High-resolution biomedical imaging
Successful Applications • Technology commercialised through spin-off company Digital Core , which merged with Numerical Rocks AS to form Lithicon . In 2014 , Lithicon was acquired by FEI for A $ 76 million .
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Capabilities and Facilities • Facility housed in a dedicated , temperaturestabilised , lead-lined room
• X-ray source ( 180 kV / 20 W ) with diamond windows
• High quality flatbed detector ( 3072 × 3072 pixels , 3.75 fps readout rate )
• Helical and circular scanning mode
• Pressure and flow cells for various sample sizes
More Information Dr Amalia Halim
School of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering , Tyree X-Ray CT Facility
T : + 61 2 9385 4693
E : a . halim @ unsw . edu . au
Professor Ryan Armstrong
School of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering , MUTRIS Research Group
T : + 61 2 9385 5122
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E : Ryan . Armstrong @ unsw . edu . au |
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