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PuMA: the Porous Microstructure Analysis software

Author(s) -

Joseph C. Ferguson,

Francesco Panerai,

Arnaud Borner,

Nagi N. Mansour

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

softwarex

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528

H-Index - 21

ISSN - 2352-7110

DOI - 10.1016/j.softx.2018.03.001

Subject(s) - tortuosity , porosity , microstructure , software , computer science , thermal conductivity , porous medium , materials science , computational science , composite material , operating system

The Porous Microstructure Analysis (PuMA) software has been developed in order to compute effective material properties and perform material response simulations on digitized microstructures of porous media. PuMA is able to import digital three-dimensional images obtained from X-ray microtomography or to generate artificial microstructures. PuMA also provides a module for interactive 3D visualizations. Version 2.1 includes modules to compute porosity, volume fractions, and surface area. Two finite difference Laplace solvers have been implemented to compute the continuum tortuosity factor, effective thermal conductivity, and effective electrical conductivity. A random method has been developed to compute tortuosity factors from the continuum to rarefied regimes. Representative elementary volume analysis can be performed on each property. The software also includes a time-dependent, particle-based model for the oxidation of fibrous materials. PuMA was developed for Linux operating systems and is available as a NASA software under a US & Foreign release.

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