2-D particle shape averaging and comparison using Fourier descriptors

Powder Technology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 180-189

  Raj, P Markondeya ^a   Cannon, W Roger ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elongation ratio; Fourier coefficients; Mean shape; Orientation; Particle shape; Shape averaging

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORMS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POWDERS;

FOURIER COEFFICIENTS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; AVERAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0032805528     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(99)00046-7     Document Type: Article

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