Open AccessOn counting cells in open pore foams
Author(s) -
Anastasia August,
Britta Nestler
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
engineering research express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2631-8695
DOI - 10.1088/2631-8695/ab8c94
Subject(s) - sample (material) , materials science , volume (thermodynamics) , composite material , chromatography , chemistry , physics , thermodynamics
The number of cells in a sample of an open pore foam is usually expressed as ppi (pores per inch), but it is not easy to deduce the total number of cells in a sample from this information. In this paper we derive a linkage between the cell number of a foam sample, the volume fraction of the solid and the mean thickness of its ligaments by means of computer simulations.