A geometric algorithm based on tetrahedral meshes to generate a dense polydisperse sphere packing

DOI10.1007/s10035-008-0116-0zbMath1258.74211OpenAlexW2060324328MaRDI QIDQ1937417

Jean-François Jerier, Pierre Dorémus, Didier Imbault, Frédéric-Victor Donzé

Publication date: 28 February 2013

Published in: Granular Matter (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-008-0116-0

zbMATH Keywords

discrete element methodsphere packinggeometric algorithmpolydisperse spheres

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Granularity (74E20)

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Uses Software

• Gmsh
• Netgen

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