Analysis of internal structure of propellants with X-ray microtomography

Ruuti on muinainen monikäyttöinen keksintö jo yhdeksänneltä vuosisadalta Kiinasta. Sitä on historian aikana käytetty ja muokattu moneen tarkoitukseen, niin kemiallisesti kuin fysikaalisesti ruutijyvän geometriaa muuttamalla. Ruudin kemiallinen rakenne on tarkasti tiedossa ja sen kemiallisia ominaisu...

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Päätekijä: Syrjänen, Lenni
Muut tekijät: Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Sciences, Fysiikan laitos, Department of Physics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2023
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spellingShingle Syrjänen, Lenni Analysis of internal structure of propellants with X-ray microtomography Fysiikka Physics 4021 tomografia potkurit huokoisuus ruuti röntgensäteily kuvantaminen rakenne (ominaisuudet) tomography propellers porosity gunpowder X-ray radiation imaging structure (properties)
title Analysis of internal structure of propellants with X-ray microtomography
title_full Analysis of internal structure of propellants with X-ray microtomography
title_fullStr Analysis of internal structure of propellants with X-ray microtomography Analysis of internal structure of propellants with X-ray microtomography
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of internal structure of propellants with X-ray microtomography Analysis of internal structure of propellants with X-ray microtomography
title_short Analysis of internal structure of propellants with X-ray microtomography
title_sort analysis of internal structure of propellants with x ray microtomography
title_txtP Analysis of internal structure of propellants with X-ray microtomography
topic Fysiikka Physics 4021 tomografia potkurit huokoisuus ruuti röntgensäteily kuvantaminen rakenne (ominaisuudet) tomography propellers porosity gunpowder X-ray radiation imaging structure (properties)
topic_facet 4021 Fysiikka Physics X-ray radiation gunpowder huokoisuus imaging kuvantaminen porosity potkurit propellers rakenne (ominaisuudet) ruuti röntgensäteily structure (properties) tomografia tomography
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