Random particle packing with large particle size variations using reduced-dimension algorithms

Powder Technology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-19

  Webb, M D ^a   Davis, I Lee ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic deposition; Packing fraction; Pair distribution function; Particle packing; Reduced dimension algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PACKING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

BALLISTIC DEPOSITION; PACKING FRACTION; PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; PARTICLE PACKING; REDUCED DIMENSION ALGORITHM;

POWDER METALLURGY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PACKING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDER METALLURGY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIMULATION;

EID: 33747051697     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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