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Characterization of the CsI(Tl) crystalline scintillating detector produced at IPEN
2021 - SUZART, K.F.; VELO, A.F.; HAMADA, M.M.; PEREIRA, M.C.C.; MESQUITA, C.H.
Cesium iodide crystal activated with thallium (CsI(Tl)) is used as radiation sensor because of its favorable characteristics as scintillator, when excited by gamma radiation. This crystal has good mechanical strength and it is relatively little hygroscopic. In the present work, the CsI(Tl) crystal was grown in the Nuclear Energy Research Institute (IPEN/CNEN/SP) by Brigdman technique, in two different formats: (a) cylindric (∅ 20.1 mm x ↑ 11.9 mm) and (b) parallelepiped (12.3 mm x ↑ 19.5 mm). The scintillator spectrometry was studied through five gamma radiation sources: 99mTc (140 keV), 133Ba (355 keV) 22Na (511 keV) and 137Cs (662 keV). The crystals were coupled to a photomultiplier tube using 0.5 McStokes viscosity silicone grease as the optical interface. All electronics for signal measurements were developed at IPEN. Luminescence property of the CsI(Tl) crystal was excited by the radiation from a 137Cs source. The energy resolution of the crystalline detector was determined by the FWHM parameter, corresponding to the photopeak width at half of its height.
Characterization of the petrology of the tar sandstone rock of the Paraná basin
2021 - AMADEU, R.A.; BERNARDES, T.L.S.; SANTOS, R.S.; GARCIA, R.H.L.; VELO, A.F.; CAVALLARO, F.A.; MESQUITA, C.H.; HAMADA, M.M.
In the state of São Paulo (Brazil), occurrences of tar sandstone are known in Botucatu, Angatuba, Pirambóia, Anhembi and Bofete municipalities. In the present work a sample of white tar sandstone was taken from Anhembi municipality, located at Km 168 of the Castelo Branco Highway. In the petroleum area, sandstones act as excellent hydrocarbon reservoirs, since they have specific characteristics, such as: high porosity and permeability. Porosity is a property of rocks, and it may be understood as the voids contained in the matrix (where fluids remain stored), while permeability is the ability of the rock to transmit these stored fluids. Due to these characteristics of sandstones, researchers have shown a growing interest in the study and characterization of this type of rock, which is a fundamental element of an oil system. In the present work, four characterization techniques were used in the Anhembi tar sandstone sample, namely: X-ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and the third generation Industrial Computerized Tomography. Through these techniques, the chemical composition, grain morphology, crystalline structure phases and an image of a slice of the internal structure of the white tar sandstone sample were obtained.
Performance of the X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and the industrial computed tomography used for characterization of the vesicular volcanic rock
2021 - SANTOS, R.S.; CAVALLARO, F.A.; BERNARDES, T.L.S.; AMADEU, R.A.; GARCIA, R.H.L.; VELO, A.F.; MESQUITA, C.H.; HAMADA, M.M.
Volcanic rock is a designation in geology given to extrusive igneous rocks. One type of igneous rock of interest, in economic terms, is vesicular, since, besides the knowledge of the morphology (positioning, size, direction, and interconnectivity of the vesicles) of these structures within the spill, there is also an economic interest regarding the possibility of this rock as a reservoir of fluids (water and hydrocarbons). In this work, samples of vesicular volcanic rock from the Paraná Basin were studied for their characterization, aiming to contribute to the knowledge of this rock proprieties as a reservoir of fluids. The elements present inside the rocks were identified and quantified by X ray fluorescence and X ray diffraction. The dimensions of the vesicles and the interconnection between them could be clearly observed in the reconstructed images of the rocks measured by the third generation Gamma ray industrial tomography technique
Chemical and physical analysis of sandstone rock from Botucatu Formation
2021 - CORREA, J.C.; CAVALLARO, F.A.; GARCIA, R.H.L.; SANTOS, R.S.; AMADEU, R.A.; BERNARDES, T.L.C.; VELO, A.F.; MESQUITA, C.H.; HAMADA, M.M.
The productive capacity of the Guarani aquifer System is subject to variations along its length, due to its complex structural and compositional heterogeneity. Several parameters may influence the quality of this reservoir rock, such as its mineralogical and textural constitution, as well as the physicochemical processes, since its diagenesis is not the same throughout the aquifer, influencing the water productivity in wells in different locations. Such parameters are useful in the geoscience studies for the elaboration of diagenetic models for the prediction of the reservoir quality. In this work, several properties of the sandstone rock from Botucatu Formation were determined using different techniques, such as geotechnical tests, optical microscopy (MO), electron scanning microscopy (SEM), X-ray Fluorescence and X-ray diffraction. The results indicate that the studied sandstones have characteristics of the reservoir rocks, with potential for water storage.
Petrological study of the Iraty Formation Shale Rocks from Paraná Basin, Limeira, São Paulo
2021 - BERNARDES, T.L.S.; AMADEU, R.A.; SANTOS, R.S.; GARCIA, R.H.L.; VELO, A.F.; CAVALLARO, F.A.; MESQUITA, C.H.; HAMADA, M.M.
Shales are fine-grained rocks formed by clays and silt-sized particles in thin, relatively impermeable layers. They are originated from rocks that suffered weathering and erosion and their composition is quite variable. When oil production declines, interest arises to improve the understanding of the physicochemical properties of unconventional rocks, like shale. For the characterization of the shale samples of the Iraty Formation, the gamma-ray computed industrial tomography technique has been proposed to be used as an alternative to obtaining information about each element present in the mineral, the pore distribution, through the shale morphology. The tomographic results were compared with those obtained by conventional methodologies used in the petrological analysis, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray fluorescence, and x-ray diffraction.
Emission and transmission tomography system applied to analyze industrial process inside chemical reactors
2020 - MESQUITA, C.H.; VELO, A.F.; CALVO, W.P.; CARVALHO, D.V.; HAMADA, M.M.
The tomography techniques are widely used in many industries, such as: chemical, food, pharmaceutical and oil sectors. In the industries the tomography is used to diagnose the state of the machines of production and also in the control of quality of the produced objects. A portable tomography system known as instant-non-scanning type, a similar version of the fourth generation CT, was developed in this work. It is capable to obtain measurements in real time conditions without interrupting the operation of the industrial production and it is useful in the quality control of the means of production and the objects produced. This paper describes an innovative hybrid industrial tomographic system, i.e., simultaneous data from the emission of an internal radioactive source introduced inside to the object (67Ga citrate) and tomographic transmission using five sources of 137Cs positioned externally to the object which are distributed at the vertices of a pentagon. The tomographic system described here is useful for studying dynamic chemical phenomena, associated or not with multiphase systems commonly found in chemical reactors and distillation columns.
Chemical and physical analysis of sandstone rock from Botucatu formation
2019 - CORREA, JOAO C.; GARCIA, RAFAEL H.L.; SANTOS, RODRIGO S. dos; AMADEU, RAFAEL A.; BERNARDES, THIAGO L.S.; VELO, ALEXANDRE F.; CARVALHO, DIEGO V. de S.; NASCIMENTO, TARCIANO J. do; CAVALLARO, FRANCISCO A.; MESQUITA, CARLOS H. de; HAMADA, MARGARIDA M.
The productive capacity of the Guarani Aquifer System is subject to variations along its length, due to its complex structural and compositional heterogeneity. Several parameters may influence the quality of this reservoir rock, such as its mineralogical and textural constitution, as well as the physicochemical processes, its diagenesis is not the same throughout the aquifer, influencing the water productivity in wells in different locations. Such parameters are useful in the geoscience studies, in the elaboration of diagenetic models for the prediction of the reservoir quality. In this work, several properties of the sandstone rock from Botucatu Formation were determined, using different techniques, such as geotechnical tests, optical microscopy (MO), electron scanning microscopy (SEM), X-ray Fluorescence and X-ray diffraction. The results indicate that the studied sandstones have characteristics of the reservoir rocks, with potential for water storage.
Characterization of the petrology of the tar sandtone rock of the Paraná basin
2019 - AMADEU, RAFAEL A.; BERNARDES, THIAGO L.S.; SANTOS, RODRIGO S. dos; GARCIA, RAFAEL H.L.; VELO, ALEXANDRE F.; CARVALHO, DIEGO V. de S.; CAVALLARO, FRANCISCO A.; MESQUITA, CARLOS H. de; HAMADA, MARGARIDA M.
In the state of São Paulo (Brazil), occurrences of tar sandstone are known in Botucatu, Angatuba, Pirambóia, Anhembi and Bofete municipalities. In the present work, a sample of white tar sandstone was taken from Anhembi municipality, located at Km 168 of the Castelo Branco Highway. In the petroleum area, sandstones act as excellent hydrocarbon reservoirs, since they have specific characteristics, such as: high porosity and permeability. Porosity is a property of rocks, and it may be understood as the voids contained in the matrix (where fluids remain stored), while permeability is the ability of the rock to transmit these stored fluids. Due to these characteristics of sandstones, researchers have shown a growing interest in the study and characterization of this type of rock, which is a fundamental element of an oil system. In the present work, four characterization techniques were used in the Anhembi tar sandstone sample, namely: X-ray Diffraction, X-ray Fluorescence, Scanning Electron Microscope and the third generation Industrial Computerized Tomography. Through these techniques, the chemical composition, grain morphology, crystalline structure phases and an image of a slice of the internal structure of the white tar sandstone sample were obtained.
Study of the petrology of the shale rock from the Parana basin
2019 - BERNARDES, THIAGO L.S.; AMADEU, RAFAEL A.; SANTOS, RODRIGO S. dos; GARCIA, RAFAEL H.L.; VELO, ALEXANDRE F.; CARVALHO, DIEGO V. de S.; CAVALLARO, FRANCISCO A.; MESQUITA, CARLOS H. de; HAMADA, MARGARIDA M.
In the present work, the characteristics of shale rock, collected in the surrounds of Limeira, in the interior of São Paulo, were studied. Shales are rocks formed by the consolidation of layers of clay, silt or mud, and are composed of minerals derived from mechanical abrasion materials, weathering final product and chemical and/or biochemical additions [1]. Shales are mostly fine granules, susceptible to the mineralogical rearrangement, and their chemical composition is quite varied due to the geomorphology and the tectonism undergone by the sedimentary basins. They are impermeable structures, formed by the consolidation of layered clay with thin laminations. Because of these characteristics presented, together with the decline of petroleum production, a growing interest in the better understanding and knowledge of the physical-chemical properties of the interior of shale rocks has been demonstrated. In this work, different methodologies were used to characterize them, using the Gamma Ray Computed Industrial Tomography technique along with other complementary procedures, such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Fluorescence and X-Ray Diffraction. Several characteristics have been studied, such as the analysis of the particle morphology, the contrasts and distributions of these particles in the internal structure of the rock, identification of the types of elements present (quantitative analysis), as well as establishing a proportion in which each element is present in the mineral through its crystalline structure and obtaining images of the rock internal structure.
Gamma computed tomography performance for petrophysical characterization of sandstone rocks
2018 - VELO, A.F.; CAVALLARO, F.A.; AMADEU, R. de A.; SANTOS, R.S. dos; MARTINS, J.F.T.; CARVALHO, D.V.S.; MESQUITA, C.H. de; HAMADA, M.M.
The gamma ray tomography techniques for industrial processes evaluation have been pointed out as the most promising in order to visualize the structure and the distribution of solids, liquids and gases inside multiphase systems, such as industrial columns or pipes, without interrupting the operation in pharmaceutical, biochemical, petrochemical and chemical industries. The reservoir rocks of fluids have, also, multiphase mixtures in their interior, since the fluids stored in the pore spaces within the reservoir rocks could be gas, oil, and water. However, no studies related to gamma tomography for analysis of oil reservoir rocks have been found in the literature. One type of rock of economic interest is the tar sand rock which has a great potential to act as reservoirs of oil, thus the knowledge of its petro-physical properties related to the filling of fluids in their pores; its structural properties, its internal geometry can contribute significantly to the exploration and recovery of the hydrocarbons of the rocks reservoirs, providing subsidies to the oil engineers in the recovery of hydrocarbons (oil) in their interior, having a significant economic relevance. In this work, the tar sand rock was characterized using the 3th generation gamma-ray industrial process tomography technique developed at IPEN /CNEN-SP. The internal arrangement, distribution of the pores, mineral composition, the fluid and mineral densities of the analysed rocks were evaluated. A high spatial resolution was obtained in the reconstructed image.