Imaging for Multi-scale Multi-modal and Multi-disciplinary Analysis for EnGineering and Environmental Sustainability (IM3AGES)

工程和环境可持续性多尺度、多模式和多学科分析成像 (IM3AGES)

• 批准号: EP/Z531133/1
• 负责人: Katherine Dobson
• 金额: $ 649.44万
• 依托单位: University of Strathclyde
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FZ531133%2F1
• 关键词: Imaging; Multi; scale; modal; disciplinary

We face many engineering and physical science challenges if we are to develop sustainable and responsible ways to use our critical resources, mitigate the impacts of climate change, and meet our NetZero 2050 targets. Whether it is in raw materials, food, water, energy or infrastructure, sustainable solutions require better understanding, control and exploitation of how materials, processes and structures interact with their environments; and of how those interactions change the material properties and performance.For the EPSRC community, understanding the properties and behaviour of materials in the natural environment requires observation and quantification of mechanical, thermal, chemical and biological processes. This is made harder because sample history matters, and experiments must simulate evolution over many length scales (µm-m; from individual microbe interactions or crystal growth to sub-surface flow of CO2 or H2) and time scales (s to kyr; from growth of a single fracture to storage of radioactive waste). The best understanding comes when we work in 4D (3D +time) and integrate microstructural and compositional data from the materials, with that from the fluids, gases and biological matter they are interacting with: and repeating those measurement over the course of the experiment. X-ray computed tomography (XCT) is a powerful tool for these kinds of experiments, but it remains under exploited by those working at the materials-engineering-environment interface because of a nationwide gap in technical capability. The main objective of the Imaging for Multi-scale Multi-modal and Multi-disciplinary Analysis for EnGineering and Environmental Sustainability" Facility (IM3AGES) is to fill that gap.Developed (with input from >120 academics) to address the triple challenge of time scale, spatial scale and co-located multi-modal data acquisition during the consultation process. IM3AGES will provide the first <1min/scan tomography system where samples remain stationary during imaging (critical for imaging fluid flow, plants, complex experimental equipment) and a high resolution (<0.5 micron) tomography system that can also perform diffraction contrast imaging) and has high compositional sensitivity (critical for measuring subtle changes in complex and fine grained materials). IM3AGES then exploits this unique combination, providing a fully integrated suite of environmental cells for short and long-term quantification of processes; with cells to control sample temperature, load, pressure, humidity or saturation, flow a range of fluids, or combine these conditions. IM3AGES also enables 4D analysis of multi-phase and reactive flow in porous media across length scales combining x-ray compatible flow/rheological cells and the cm-m scale 3D particle image velocimetry system.Acting as a regional hub and complimenting existing infrastructure IM3AGES will be a national centre of excellence for in situ 3D and 4D imaging: and while our core focus is in the rapidly expanding sustainability space, the cutting-edge technical capabilities can, and will be used across many other areas of EPSRC, UKRI, and industry. We aim to support all our users from project inception to final output, maximising the impact of work performed at IM3AGES, developing new skill-sets in the community.IM3AGES will deliver key enabling technologies at the very moment they become critical to the research community. Our vision is therefore to provide an infrastructure that supports users to generate innovative and world leading research and transformative impact towards a sustainable future

如果我们要开发可持续和负责任的方法来利用我们的关键资源，减轻气候变化的影响并满足我们2050年的Netzerera 2050目标，那么我们将面临许多工程和物理科学挑战。无论是在原材料，食物，水，能源还是基础设施中，可持续解决方案都需要更好地理解，控制和剥削材料，过程和结构如何与环境相互作用；以及这些相互作用如何改变材料特性和性能。对于EPSRC社区，了解自然环境中材料的特性和行为需要观察和量化机械，热，化学和生物学过程。这是更难的，因为样本历史很重要，并且实验必须模拟许多长度尺度（µm-m；从单个微生物相互作用或晶体生长到CO2或H2的地下流）和时间尺度（S到KYR；从单个骨折的生长到放射性废物的存储）。最好的理解是当我们在4D（3D +时间）工作并从材料中进行集成的微观结构和复合数据时，是从烟道，气体和生物学物质中进行的。 X射线计算机断层扫描（XCT）是这些实验的强大工具，但是由于技术能力的全国性差距，它在材料 - 工程 - 环境界面上工作的人仍在利用它。 The main objective of the Imaging for Multi-scale Multi-modal and Multi-disciplinary Analysis for EnGineering and Environmental Sustainability" Facility (IM3AGES) is to fill that gap.Developed (with input from >120 academics) to address the triple challenge of time scale, spatial scale and co-located multi-modal data acquisition during the consultation process. IM3AGES will provide the first <1min/scan tomography system where样品在成像过程中保持固定（对于成像流体流动，植物，复杂的实验设备）和高分辨率（<0.5微米）的层析成像系统，也可以执行衍射对比成像），并且具有高组成敏感性（对于测量复杂且粒度的良好型材料中的临界材料中的临界材料（在启动过程中）的敏感性至关重要。设备）和高分辨率（<0.5微米）的层析成像系统，该系统也可以执行衍射对比成像），并且具有较高的组成敏感性（对于测量复杂和细粒度材料的细微变化至关重要）。然后，IM3Ages利用了这种独特的组合，提供了一套完全集成的环境细胞，用于短期和长期的过程量化；用细胞控制样品温度，负载，压力，湿度或饱和度，流动一系列烟道或结合这些条件。 IM3AGES also enables 4D analysis of multi-phase and reactive flow in porous media across length scales combining x-ray compatible flow/rheological cells and the cm-m scale 3D particle image velocimetry system.Acting as a regional hub and complimenting existing infrastructure IM3AGES will be a national centre of excellence for in situ 3D and 4D imaging: and while our core focus is in the rapidly expanding sustainability space, the尖端的技术能力可以并且将在EPSRC，UKRI和行业的许多其他领域中使用。我们的目标是从项目成立到最终产出，最大化在IM3AGES执行的工作的影响，在社区中开发新的技能集的所有用户。IM3Ages将在对研究社区至关重要的那一刻提供关键的促成技术。因此，我们的愿景是提供一个基础设施，该基础设施支持用户对可持续未来产生创新和世界领先的研究和变革性影响