Measurements at the FaNGaS-instrument (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Measurements at the FaNGaS-instrument

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Zeljko Ilic adjusting a pipe segment for one of the neutron experiments at the instrument FaNGaS. Especially when a pipeline is idle for a longer time at low temperatures, hydrate plugs can form which block the pipeline. Measurements at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) now show that neutrons can detect such clogs non-destructively through the pipeline walls.

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Dr. Sophie Bouat (Science-SAVED) / FRM II / TUM

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