Computations of particle surface characteristics using optical and X-ray CT images

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 406-424

  Masad, Eyad ^a   Saadeh, Shadi ^a   Al Rousan, Taleb ^a   Garboczi, Edward ^b   Little, Dallas ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angularity; Computation; Form; Imaging; Particle; Powder; Shape; Spherical harmonics; Texture; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; POWDERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEXTURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ANGULARITY; POWDER TECHNOLOGY; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 24044520058     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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