Re: powder packing density!!!

Dear Jean-Marc Boechat,

In response to your email.
Perfect spheres may have a maximum packing density of 0.74 in a perfect=20
world!

However, I did mention in the original mail that these are randomly jumbled =

particles in a container. This will affect the packing density and also=20
makes the experiments more useful for correlation with manufacturing=20
technologies. The article I read mentioned a series of experiments, which=20
are published in a scientific journal which confirm this.

regards

Toby Gill

--On 20 February 2004 16:04 +0100 Jean-Marc Bo=E9chat=20
<jean-marc.boechat@eivd.ch> wrote:

> Hello list and Toby:
>
> I have a problem with your statement that it packs more densely than
> perfect spheres and you said it approaches 0.74. In fact if you calculate
> the max packing density of perfect spheres, having the same diameter, it
> is 0.74. So anything under this is not really interesting to me.
> Could you elaborate on your statement?
>
> I think if you want to improve the packing density the easiest way is to
> use bi-modal particle distribution.
>
> Just my 2 cents worth! :)
>
> J.-M. Bo=E9chat
>
> Toby Gill wrote:
>
>> Thought this may be of interest to some,
>>
>> It has just been published that M& M sweets pack together more densely
>> then perfect spheres when randomly jumbled in a container.
>> It was also discovered that by stretching the M&M shape (so elliptical,
>> like an almond) in computer simulations, a packing density approaching
>> the packing fraction of 0.74 was achieved.
>>
>> This seems to me to be important to anyone involved with producing
>> components from powders, be it by conventional methods or by rapid
>> manufacturing techniques. Does anyone have any comments/thoughts on this
>> development?
>>
>> P.S. I have just finished a PhD based on SLS and am currently looking
>> for employment. Anyone who has any vacancies arising in the near future
>> please contact me at the email address above.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Toby Gill
>
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Received on Mon Feb 23 16:26:09 2004