Modification of Frenkel's model for sintering

Pokluda, Ondřej; Bellehumeur, C. T.; Vlachopoulos, J.

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“…The results are given in Figure 6, in which we see that all lines overlap. This indicates that the shape evolution of the contact radius y is independent of the flow history, if the round off parameter R n = R × (y n /R) 3 [20] is used. Next, we keep the initial contact radius constant y n = 0.4, and we change the round off parameter R n = [R × (y n /R) 3 , (R/2) × (y n /R) 3 , (R/4) × (y n /R) 3 ].…”

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“…From Figure 8, it follows that the curvature κ at point (0, y) increases with respect to the initial geometry until it reaches a maximum value and subsequently decreases. This holds for all different values of the round off parameter R n = [R × (y n /R) 3 , (R/2) × (y n /R) 3 , (R/4) × (y n /R) 3 ]. This behavior is depicted in Figure 9, where the contour line r = g(z) of the two particles is shown at times t = [0, 0.08, 0.2], using R n = R × (y n /R) 3 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This holds for all different values of the round off parameter R n = [R × (y n /R) 3 , (R/2) × (y n /R) 3 , (R/4) × (y n /R) 3 ]. This behavior is depicted in Figure 9, where the contour line r = g(z) of the two particles is shown at times t = [0, 0.08, 0.2], using R n = R × (y n /R) 3 . Herein, t = 0.08 is the time at which the curvature κ reaches its maximum value.…”

Section: Effect Of the Initial Geometrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The radii of the particles R, together with the initial contact radius y n , define the initial geometry. To avoid discontinuities in the slope of the interface, the parameter R n = R × (y n /R) 3 [20] rounds off the neck region. Due to the round off by R n , the real initial contact radius becomes y t=0 = y n + w. These two liquid particles will merge into one larger sphere with radius R final , determined by the initial volume of the geometry, under the influence of the surface tension prescribed on surface Γ.…”

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“…Eshelby [2] corrected this model for continuity, assuming biaxial extensional flow. Pokluda et al [3] improved the corrected model by taking the change in particle radius into account. To describe the sintering of viscoelastic particles, Bellehumeur et al [4] extended Frenkel's approach with the steady-state upper-convected Maxwell (UCM) constitutive model, and Scribben et al [5] continued this work by describing the transient viscoelastic coalescence of two particles using UCM.…”

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Modification of Frenkel's model for sintering

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Restructuring of aggregates and their primary particle size distribution during sintering

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