Chemical Engineering Science, Vol.52, No.13, 2059-2072, 1997
Chemically Resolved NMR Velocimetry
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging has been widely applied in industry as a noninvasive tool for the study of optically opaque fluids. The pulsed field gradient variant of this technique is sensitive to fluid displacement, allowing the measurement of fluid velocities in three spatial dimensions (velocimetry). It is also possible to include chemical sensitivity in the measurement. This article reviews the alternative protocols which might be implemented for chemically resolved nuclear magnetic resonance velocimetry, and illustrates two approaches. Results are presented which show separate velocity maps for oil and water in an oil-in-water emulsion flowing through a straight, rigid pipe and also through an abrupt expansion/contraction pipe system.
Keywords:NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE;SELECTIVE EXCITATION;FLOW;WATER;RESOLUTION;DIFFUSION;VELOCITY;INHOMOGENEITY;SUPPRESSION;MICROSCOPY