Model Analysis on Particles Size Distribution of Beryllium Powder

Abstract:

A physics model was established for describing the particle size distribution of beryllium (Be) powder produced by impact attrition milling. In this model, two factors were considered: the first, the distribution of existing state of particles with different original kinetic energy should obey the Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics after impacted, it was that, being at higher energy level made big particles unstable, which were easy to be fractured into smaller pieces in impact attrition process, this influencing factor described as the negative exponential of particles size; the second, the tendency to remain low surface energy needed particles should keep big volume as much as possible, this effect defined as the cube of particles size. The actual particle size distribution of Be powder was resulted from the competition between these two factors. Calculating result from the model was in good agreement with data from measurement.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 268-270)
• Pages: 336-339
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.268-270.336
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Li Jun He, De Mei Xu, Nan Hu, Ting Ting Li, Jing Ming Zhong, Zhan Hong Wang, Ben Shuang Sun, Hui Ling Kang, Shuo Wan
• Keywords: Be Powder, Particle Size Distribution, Physics Model

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