FLOW MEASUREMENTS WITH RADIOISOTOPES

METHODS OF MEASURING FLOW WITH RADIOISOTOPES ARE REVIEWED. NONRADIOACTIVE FLOWMETERS ARE REVIEWED IN AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION TO PUT THE METHODS OF USING ISOTOPES IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE. THE ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES, AND RELATIVE COSTS OF VARIOUS METHODS ARE COMPARED. RADIOISOTOPES MAY BE USED TO MEASURE FLOWS OF LIQUIDS OR GASES IN A VARIETY OF WAYS: AS TRACERS, TO IONIZE A GAS AND THEN MEASURE THE FLOW RATE OF THE IONS; OR TO INDICATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE FLOWING MATERIAL. THE PRECISION AND ACCURACY OF FLOW MEASUREMENTS USING RADIOISOTOPE TRACERS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 8, No 3, PP 287-309, 20 FIG, 3 TAB, 64 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Government Printing Office

  Superintendent of Documents
  Washington, DC  United States  20402-9325
• Authors:
  • Lafferty, R H
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Isotopes and Radiation Technology
  • Publisher: Government Printing Office

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Flow measurement; Flowmeters; Gases; Ions; Isotopes; Liquids; Methodology; Radioisotopes; Tracers (Chemistry)
• Old TRIS Terms: Tracers
• Subject Areas: Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217119
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 8 1971 12:00AM