Effect of size distribution on the relation between coordination number and void fraction of spheres in a randomly packed bed

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 353-365

  Suzuki, Michitaka ^a   Kada, Hiroyuki ^a   Hirota, Mitsuaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

COORDINATION NUMBER; VOID FRACTION;

PACKED BEDS;

EID: 0033322442     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855299X00208     Document Type: Article

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