Bulletin 658: Computer Simulation of Particulate Systems

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• Personal Author:
  Norman, Lindsay D. ; Maust, Edwin E. Jr. ; Skolnick, Leonard P.
• Description:
  Computer models for simulating the construction and for calculating the properties of particulate solids in random two- and three- dimensional systems (coverings and packings, respectively) were developed for many different distributions of sizes. The statistical geometry of loose random coverings and packings was studied and several new interpretations of the area-coverings or space-filling requirements in these systems were made. A unique method for predicting the geometrical properties of loose random packings was developed that did not require the simulation of the assembled packing. Instead, the simplicial tetrahedra in any packing were predictable and were used to predict most of the properties of that packing. A review of the packing literature is included. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Packaging; Particles; Computerized simulation; Combinatorial analysis; Analytic geometry; Mathematical models; Particulate composites; Statistical analysis; Spheres; Computer graphics; Particulate packing; Random packing
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Bulletins
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  CPRC - College Park Metallurgy Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  61 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10008841
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-206624
• Citation:
  College Park, MD: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, 1971 Jan; :1-55
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1971
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  College Park, MD: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a482091751f031d914c976d1e5f2cadefddeb2794abb295a6ab58fac06517c2208cf925f034dbc67d8b44cb3e4dd0c61e9a2858aaf71706baa0658beca8a0d0e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/236238/cdc_236238_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 24.27 MB ]