significance for river dredging,

hydrological forecasting,

flood

prevention, irrigation,

and the construction of reservoirs and

hydroelectric power stations.

(3)

Nuclear balance: This is a non-contact measuring technique

based on the principle that radiation weakens in accordance

the

for

thickness and quality of the absorbing body.

continuously measuring the flow of materials

belts,

flat board

with

It can be used

conveyor

and

chain

conveyors

on

helical

conveyors,

conveyors.

4.

Neutron Water Content Measurer

They are

based

on

the

principle

that

fast

neutrons

measured

colliding with hydrogen atoms in water contained in the

materials will lose energy and become hot neutrons and then the

proportion

of hot neutrons to

water in a given

water

content

can be measured. It can be used in the steel industry to measure

It can measure the of water in sintered material. amount

the

water

content of sand or the water content of soil for building

purposes. There are currently two types of neutron water content

measurers, the inserted type and the surface type.

Non-destructive flaw detection and examination

5.

(1)

X-ray flaw detector: This is well known.

(2)

Gamma flaw

detector: In addition to the cobalt-60 and

cesium-137 flaw

detectors

there is also an iridium-192

flaw

detector. They are suitable for non-destructive flaw detection in

the aerospace industry, metallurgy, ship building, petrochemicals,

pressurized containers and navigation.

(3)

Accelerators: Flaw detection of large pieces of equipment,

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