Quantification of fluids injection in a glass-bead matrix using X-ray microtomography.

Several daily activities involve the accumulation or percolation of fluids through porous media. X-ray microtomography is a non-invasive technique capable of providing images of the internal microstructure of materials showing the different phases of fluid distribution present in the sample directly or at the pore-scale. This methodology was used to qualitatively and quantitatively assess samples consisting with glass beads of standard size, which contained fluid filling a porous region.