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Original Monte Carlo Methodology Devoted to the Study of Sintering Processes
Author(s) -
Bordère Sylvie
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2002.tb00363.x
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , shrinkage , sintering , particle (ecology) , statistical physics , diffusion , materials science , dynamic monte carlo method , mechanics , physics , mathematics , geology , thermodynamics , composite material , statistics , oceanography
A Monte Carlo methodology different from others based on the Potts model has been developed to solve capillary‐driven mass transport involved in the sintering process. The addition of a cohesive energy term to the energetic model enables quantification of the stress gradients within grains, as well as the induced mass fluxes. The study of two‐particle sintering involving volume diffusion has been chosen as a first example. The morphological evolution of the two‐particle system to a single particle is followed. Real‐time‐dependent neck growth and shrinkage rates are defined. The rheological behavior of the particles induced by the Monte Carlo procedure is discussed.