| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/T25446/01 |
| Title: |
PLATFORM: Platform Grant for the University of Birmingham Positron Imaging Centre |
| Principal Investigator: |
Parker, Professor DJ |
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| Department: |
School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Organisation: |
University of Birmingham |
| Scheme: |
Platform Grants (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 January 2005 |
Ends: |
31 December 2008 |
Value (£): |
450,109
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Drug Formulation & Delivery |
Multiphase Flow |
| Particle Technology |
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Chemicals |
| Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
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The Positron Imaging Centre uses radioactive tracers to study flows of interest to engineers, in a variant of the medical imaging technique of positron emission tomography (PET) developed uniquely at Birmingham. A cyclotron (brought from the USA during 2002/3) is used to make the short-lived radioisotopes and a PET scanner to track the motion of a labelled particle. In this way, complex flow processes occurring inside laboratory-scale equipment can be studied. The Centre operates as a national resource, where academic and industrial groups can study the systems of particular interest to them. Applications range from fundamental studies of simple flow situations involving granular material or viscous fluid to measurements on the actual equipment used in industry for processing materials such as foodstuffs. An important role of these studies is testing the accuracy of computer codes used for predicting complex flows.
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| Organisation Website: |
http://www.bham.ac.uk |