Micro-CT/XRM
Lab unit & Contact: Porous Media Lab
Micro-CT/XRM (Micro-Computed Tomography Scanner):
The system reconstructs cross-sectional images from projection data, allowing quantitative analysis such as porosity, particle size distribution, internal defects, and material density variations.
| Device type: | Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT) Scanner (Micro-CT/XRM |
| Manufacturer: | Bruker |
| Analysis: | Non-destructive 3D imaging and analysis of internal structures using X-ray computed tomography. |
| Sample type: | 1. Solid materials (e.g., powders, granular media, rocks, composites, soil, sand, battery, …) 2. Porous / multiphase materials for example: Foam, filters 3. Semi-solid / soft materials (with limitations : Gels, Biological tissues, Food samples 4. Liquids (limited use) |
| Sample amount: | single soil grain – column sample (h=300 mm x d=100mm) |
| Sample preparation: | minimal preparation required; sample needs to be fixed |
| Location: | VMB 2.20 |