Abstract
A model for the sintering of polydisperse, inhomogeneous arrays of cylinders is presented with empirical contact force-laws, taking into account plastic deformations, adhesion, temperature dependence (melting), and long-time effects. Samples are prepared under constant isotropic load, and are sintered for different sintering times. Increasing both external load and sintering time leads to a stronger, stiffer sample after cooling down. The material behavior is interpreted from both microscopic and macroscopic points of view. Compression and vibration tests lead to breakage and attrition, respectively. Among the interesting results is the observation, that the coordination number, even though it has the tendency to increase, sometimes slightly decreases, whereas the density continuously increases during sintering - this is interpreted as an indicator of reorganization effects in the packing. Another result of this study is the finding, that strongly attractive contacts occur during cool-down of the sample and leave a sintered block of material with almost equally strong attractive and repulsive contact forces.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 12 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 5th World Congress on Particle Technology, WCPT 2006: AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety - Orlando, United States Duration: 23 Apr 2006 → 27 Apr 2006 Conference number: 5 |
Conference
| Conference | 5th World Congress on Particle Technology, WCPT 2006 |
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| Abbreviated title | WCPT 2006 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Orlando |
| Period | 23/04/06 → 27/04/06 |