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Top of column
Vapor above top

Homogeneous Interface Downcomer inlet
on Trays 1, 2 e 3

Downcomer Interface

Trays 1,2 e 3
Liquid on downcomer

Homogeneous Tray
liquid height Vapor between plates

Homogeneous Bottom’s Vapor above liquid
liquid interface

Bottom’s Liquid

Figure 49. Mechanical
and process diagnostics
features observed on a
tomographic image.

jective of this doctoral research was to propose great value to the Sealed Sources Production
the implementation of planning strategic tool, Laboratory if their managers choose to adopt
the BSC-Balanced Scorecard through relation- this management tool. Finally, this proposal
al performance indicators in order to facilitate will enable this lab mapping directions in a
the visualization in the simplest possible way more effective way using the resources it has.
for managers based on current and institution- By doing so, it will bring benefits such as great-
al strategic plans of the Sealed Sources Pro- er visibility and more effective action on stra-
duction Laboratory. The methodology used in tegic decision making process.
this academic doctoral study was a case study,
which considered the survey period from 2008 Development of an irradiation system
to 2015. The main results expected from this for production of gaseous radioisotopes
study can be cited as: a better view of the stra- applied in industrial processes
tegic plans, an additional tool in order to sup-
port management decision making, the ability Among the various applications of radioiso-
to change the frequency of analysis and results topes, the use of radiotracers is considered the
and targets to be achieved among others. After most important in diagnosing operation and
the results that this research has achieved(,) it troubleshooting of industrial process plants
can be concluded that this study could be of a in chemical and petrochemical companies.