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Monte Carlo Prediction of Non‐Newtonian Viscous Sintering: Experimental Validation for the Two‐Glass‐Cylinder System
Author(s) -
Bordère S.,
Gendron D.,
Heintz J.M.,
Bernard D.
Publication year - 2005
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.1551-2916.2005.00413.x
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , sintering , mechanics , newtonian fluid , viscosity , materials science , cylinder , flow (mathematics) , statistical physics , physics , mathematics , composite material , geometry , statistics
From the Monte Carlo methodology based on a non‐discrete potential and developed to model capillary‐driven mass transport, a relation between the Monte Carlo step and the physical time has been defined as a function of the viscosity coefficient. The experimental kinetics of the shortening of a unique glass cylinder and the sintering of two‐glass cylinders at 950°C then have been compared with the numerically obtained results. The original result indicates that the active sintering mechanism for a glass under the given sintering conditions is not Newtonian viscous flow alone, a finding that corresponds perfectly well with the Monte Carlo simulation.