Sintering of 40 000 particles with coarsening.
Largest particles grow at the expense of small ones. Material properties are those of copper at 900°C.
Particle size 12µm initially. Final particle size 40 µm.
Periodic conditions are imposed (this is why particles comes in and out of the simulation box).
Largest particles grow at the expense of small ones. Material properties are those of copper at 900°C.
Particle size 12µm initially. Final particle size 40 µm.
Periodic conditions are imposed (this is why particles comes in and out of the simulation box).
Publication:
C L Martin, L C R Schneider, L Olmos, D Bouvard. Discrete element modeling of metallic powder sintering. Scripta Mater. 55, 425-428 (2006).