APPROPRIATE MODELS FOR SIMULATING OPEN-POROUS MATERIALS

Authors

  • Tomasz Wejrzanowski Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Samih Haj Ibrahim Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Jakub Skibinski Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Karol Cwieka Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Krzysztof Jan Kurzydlowski Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5566/ias.1649

Keywords:

open-porous, models, open-foams, micro CT

Abstract

In the present paper two representative models applied for modeling of two types of porous materials - open-cell foams and open-porosity tapes - are addressed. Algorithms presented here base on Laguerre-Voronoi tessellations (open-cell foams) and the sphere representation (open-porosity tapes) and enable creating the desired porosity and pore size distribution. The geometrical features of the models, such as: porosity, mean pore size, cell diameter distribution and number of faces per cell were compared with those obtained by 3D micro-computed tomography and good agreement was obtained.

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2017-06-23

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Vol. 36 No. 2 (2017)

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Wejrzanowski, T., Haj Ibrahim, S., Skibinski, J., Cwieka, K., & Kurzydlowski, K. J. (2017). APPROPRIATE MODELS FOR SIMULATING OPEN-POROUS MATERIALS. Image Analysis and Stereology, 36(2), 105-110. https://doi.org/10.5566/ias.1649

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