Acta Stereologica Acta Stereologica -  Volume 15 (1996)  Number 1 - Mathematical foundations of stereology - Feb. 1996 

On random packings by non-spherical particles

Masaharu Tanemura

The Institute of Statistical Mathematics 4-6-7 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106, JAPAN

Abstract

Random sequential packings of identical rectangles a11d identical ellipses are respectively considered. By performing computer simulations, the values of the packing density of rectangle in the complete packing are 0.501 ~ 0.508 for a range of aspect ratio 1.0 ≤ k ≤ 2.0, while the values for ellipses in the near complete packing are 0.533 ~ 0.540 for the same range of aspect ratio.

Keywords : aspect ratio, ellipses, packing density, rectangles

To cite this article

Masaharu Tanemura, «On random packings by non-spherical particles», Acta Stereologica [En ligne], Volume 15 (1996), Number 1 - Mathematical foundations of stereology - Feb. 1996, 97-102 URL : https://popups.uliege.be/0351-580x/index.php?id=474.