Discrete element modelling of the packing of spheres and its application to the structure of porous metals made by infiltration of packed beds of NaCl beads
                        
                        
                            - Submitting institution
 
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                                The University of Lancaster
                                
 
                            
 
                            - Unit of assessment
 
                            - 12 - Engineering
 
                            - Output identifier
 
                            - 237518466
 
                            - Type
 
                            - D - Journal article
 
                                - DOI
 
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                                        10.1016/j.powtec.2014.08.018
                                
 
                                - Title of journal
 
                                - Powder Technology
 
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                                - First page
 
                                - 210
 
                                - Volume
 
                                - 268
 
                                - Issue
 
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                                - ISSN
 
                                - 0032-5910
 
                                - Open access status
 
                                - Out of scope for open access requirements
 
                            - Month of publication
 
                            - August
 
                            - Year of publication
 
                            - 2014
 
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                            - Output has been delayed by COVID-19
 
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                            - Forensic science
 
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                            - Criminology
 
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                            - Interdisciplinary
 
                            - Yes
 
                            - Number of additional authors
 
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                                1
                            
 
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                            - Proposed double-weighted
 
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                            - Additional information
 
                            - This study is the first to apply DEM methods to accurately replicate the structures of porous metals. The outcomes have laid a foundation for a virtual approach to designing and simulating the performance of porous structures (underpinning a current EPSRC/DTP PhD project) and has informed the manufacturing know-how and simulation strategies to enable follow-on studies to accurately predict fluid flow (Acta Materialia, 149 (2018) 265-273) and sound absorption (Applied Acoustics 151 (2019) 164–171) though these unique structures.
 
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                            - Non-English
 
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                            - English abstract
 
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