Magnetic Resonance Research centre
Research Areas
Magnetic Resonance
THz Technology
Modelling
Magnetic Resonance
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is the phenomenon whereby the magnetic spins of a nucleus resonate at a particular frequency when placed in an external magnetic field. These spins can be excited by electromagnetic radiation (typically at radio frequency) and the resulting signal can be detected. NMR can also be exploited to produce tomographic images, a technique known as Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Magnetic Resonance (MR) has a number of key strengths: it is non-invasive and non-destructive, it can probe opaque materials and it can be made sensitive to many different factors, including states of matter, chemical species, diffusion, velocity and acceleration.
At the MRRC we use the diverse capabilities of MR to give new insights into chemical engineering systems, for example multiphase flow, microfluidics, catalysis, fixed-bed reactors, fluidisation, turbulence, granular dynamics, groundwater remediation, oil recovery, drug delivery systems and industrial drying. This frequently involves developing novel techniques to apply the technology to the systems of interest.