Nondestructive Structural Investigation of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Fiber Insulation Tile by Synchrotron X-ray In-Line Phase-Contrast Microtomography
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Preparation
2.2. Data Acquisition via X-ray Tomography
2.3. Tomographic Reconstruction and 3D Volume Rendering
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yao, S.; Liu, B.; Ren, J.; Liu, J.; Qi, M.; Cai, Y. Nondestructive Structural Investigation of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Fiber Insulation Tile by Synchrotron X-ray In-Line Phase-Contrast Microtomography. Photonics 2021, 8, 338. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8080338
Yao S, Liu B, Ren J, Liu J, Qi M, Cai Y. Nondestructive Structural Investigation of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Fiber Insulation Tile by Synchrotron X-ray In-Line Phase-Contrast Microtomography. Photonics. 2021; 8(8):338. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8080338
Chicago/Turabian StyleYao, Shengkun, Benxue Liu, Jing Ren, Jingwen Liu, Meili Qi, and Yangjian Cai. 2021. "Nondestructive Structural Investigation of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Fiber Insulation Tile by Synchrotron X-ray In-Line Phase-Contrast Microtomography" Photonics 8, no. 8: 338. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8080338