| The paper reviews the theory and practice of particle packing.
Work on the packing of solid particles mainly consisted
of (a) theoretical calculation of voidage due to different
modes of packing of rigid unisized spherical particles,
(b) theoretical calculation of voidage for multicomponent
particulate system, (c) experimental compaction
of unisized spherical as well as irregular particles of different
sizes, (d) experimental compaction of multi-component
system to obtain denser beds and (e) correlation of
variables, such as methods of compaction, shape, size and
size distribution of particles as well as the size of the container,
etc. The paper also highlights the practical applications
of packing of particles. |
