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Welcome to Tracer 10!

Dear colleagues,

We cordially invite you to attend TRACER 10, the 10^th International Conference on Tracers and Tracing Methods in Orléans in 2027.

Since 1998, the primary objective of the « Tracer » conferences has remained to present the current status and trends on tracing methods and their applications. It progressively evolved to also present studies in flow modelling and simluation (numerical tracing, CFD, compartmental and systemic modelling). It is the opportunity for attendees from different fields to exchange scientific information and knowledge about tracer methodology and applications.

We cordially invite you to submit your proposals for communications to be part of this major international conference.

Conference venue

Let's meet in Orléans!

In 2027, we look forward to seeing you in the beautiful city of Orléans, France.

About the conference

Topics

How can Tracers and tracing methods foster innovation in science and technology and meet the challenges of ecological transition?

Tracing experiments, standards, methodology, numerical tracing and digital tools, modelling and simulation of processes (CFD, Compartmental modelling, etc.)

TRACER 10 focuses on hydrodynamics studies using tracing methods: development and fundamental researches in interpretation of tracings, residence time distribution (RTD), numerical tracing, modeling and simulation such as Computational Fluid Dynamics and Compartmental modeling. The conference is also open to presentations about new technical features concerning tracers, methods, devices, and applications. It is not limited to a scientific field, but to every kind of applications of tracing in industry, science, medicine, etc., from very large scale to microscopic scale. TRACER 9 is also open to innovation and breakthrough applications of tracing in new industrial and scientific fields.

New tracers, techniques and equipment

New tracers (including radiotracers, non-radioactive tracers, isotopic ratios, nanoparticles)
New techniques and equipment (online, offline, scanning, camera, particle tracking, nucleonic control systems)
Advanced data treatment and modelling
Imaging and visualization techniques (e.g. tomography)

Chemical engineering and related topics

Chemical industries (Tracers in evaluation of unit process operations, Leak detection)
Biotechnology and biological engineering,
Pharmaceutical industry
Food industry and agro-food processes

Medical, safety and risk prevention applications

Process safety
Prevention of occupational risks
Ventilation systems characterization using tracers
Monitoring respiratory protection devices using tracers
Substituting sulfur hexafluoride (SF6): a challenge
Tracing for medical examinations and imaging
Diffusion in tissues

Industrial applications

Industrial column/pipeline/storage tanks and vessels investigations (tomography, gamma and neutron scanning)
Activation techniques for wear, erosion and corrosion measurements
Lube efficiency evaluations (Application of Thin Layer Activation and related techniques)

Modelling and simulation

Systemic modelling
Compartmental modelling
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Numerical residence time distribution (Virtual tracing) and tracer experiments
dvanced data treatment

Energy

Oil and gas processcing and petrochemical
Electrical plants
CO₂ emission reduction
Renewable energy applications (geothermal, shale gas, biomass…)

Environmental applications

Waste and wastewater treatment, disposal and environmental contamination (effluent treatment, air pollution control, landfills, wastewater treatment and recovery facilities, constructed and natural wetlands, soil and groundwater remediation)
Tracers in water resources research, hydrology, hydrogeology, ecohydrology, leakage through dam, agriculture, ecology, wetlands, geology
Greenhouse gas tracing, emission reduction
Sediment transport mechanisms (soil erosion, reservoir sedimentation, siltation and dredging in navigation channels, harbors)

Oil field evaluations and production

Tracers for Interwell, Single Well, Downhole studies

Mining and metallurgy

Mining
Mineral and metallurgy processes
Ore fields and metal unit process operations, including environment related evaluations

Environmental applications

Waste and wastewater treatment, disposal and environmental contamination (effluent treatment, air pollution control, landfills, wastewater treatment and recovery facilities, constructed and natural wetlands, soil and groundwater remediation)
Tracers in water resources research, hydrology, hydrogeology, ecohydrology, leakage through dam, agriculture, ecology, wetlands, geology
Greenhouse gas tracing, emission reduction
Sediment transport mechanisms (soil erosion, reservoir sedimentation, siltation and dredging in navigation channels, harbors)

Radiotracers: regulatory, standardization, accreditation, certification and safety aspects

Role of regulatory bodies, General criteria for selection of methods and proceedings for safe operations to be established in coordination with the regulatory bodies.
Accreditation and certification
Standardization: Quality standards for Licensing (methodologies, laboratories, equipment and personnel), Calibration and maintenance of the instrumentation and equipment.
General resources required for radiotracers applications (Personnel, Infrastructure, Instrumentation and suggested materials, Use of radioisotope generators)
General recommendations for on field uses of radiotracers: Handling and safe operation, Radiation protection, Radiotracers transport, Prevent of contamination, Waste disposal, Emergency instructions, How to proceed in case of contamination (general rules and decontamination agents)

History of Tracer conferences

Tracer 1 in Nancy, France, 1999
Tracer 2 in Nancy, France, 2001
Tracer 3 in Ciechocinek, Poland, 2004
Tracer 4 in Autrans, France, 2006
Tracer 5 in Tiradentes, Brazil, 2008
Tracer 6 in Oslo, Norway, 2011
Tracer 7 in Marrakech, Morocco, 2014
Tracer 8 in Đà Nẵng‎, Vietnam, 2019
Tracer 9 in Benicàssim, Spain, 2024
Tracer 10 in Orléans, France