| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K78102/01 |
| Title: |
COMPUTER SIMULATION OF SOLID STATE SINTERING OF FINE POWDER COMPACTS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Pan, Professor J |
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| Department: |
Engineering and Physical Sciences |
| Organisation: |
University of Surrey |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
08 June 1996 |
Ends: |
07 June 1999 |
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134,197
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
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The project is to improve our fundamental understanding about the mechanisms of defect formation and grain-growth during the sintering process of powder compacts. The current lack of understanding in this area is mainly due to the difficulty of analysing the diffusion process for a complex network of grain-boundaries and pores. The existing sintering theory is based on idealised analytical models of the material and ignores inhomogeneity, anisotropy and nonlinearity. Funded by the EPRSC, a systematic numerical technique has been developed for the diffusion analysis by Pa and Cocks. Using this technique, a series of large scale computer simulations will be carried out to investigate the formation mechanisms and sintering kinetics of large pores and anisotropic structures, the kinetics of early stage grain-growth and the conditions when non-linearity (the interface reaction) has to be considered. Preliminary experiments will be carried out to verify the numerical models.
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