Random packing of spheres

surfaraz · January 18, 2014, 01:46

Hi all,

Does anyone know any software to randomly pack uniform spheres in a
cylinder?

Kindly help!

maciejm · January 20, 2014, 02:01

Some time ago I used this: http://cherrypit.princeton.edu/Packing/C++/ . It works fine and it is *not* DEM simulation.

Another package I know (but didn't use yet) is PathFinder: http://www.uwm.edu.pl/pathfinder/version/GB/project.php

surfaraz · January 20, 2014, 03:41

Dear Maciejm,

thank you very much for the considerate response.

surfaraz · February 13, 2014, 05:47

Dear All,

I have to obtain flow through a randomly packed bed of uniform
spheres placed in a cylinder.

In this regard i need to obtain the coordinates of the spheres for geometry generation.

Later would be meshing the geometry of packed bed in GAMBIT/FLUENT.

Solver would be FLUENT.

Kindly help me out.

January 18, 2014, 01:46	Random packing of spheres	#1
surfaraz New Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 12	Hi all, Does anyone know any software to randomly pack uniform spheres in a cylinder? Kindly help!

January 20, 2014, 02:01		#2
maciejm New Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Some time ago I used this: http://cherrypit.princeton.edu/Packing/C++/ . It works fine and it is not DEM simulation. Another package I know (but didn't use yet) is PathFinder: http://www.uwm.edu.pl/pathfinder/version/GB/project.php Bahram likes this.

February 13, 2014, 05:47	How to obtain the coordinates of spheres randomly packed in a cylinder?	#4
surfaraz New Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 12	Dear All, I have to obtain flow through a randomly packed bed of uniform spheres placed in a cylinder. In this regard i need to obtain the coordinates of the spheres for geometry generation. Later would be meshing the geometry of packed bed in GAMBIT/FLUENT. Solver would be FLUENT. Kindly help me out.

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January 20, 2014, 03:41		#3
surfaraz New Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 12	Dear Maciejm, thank you very much for the considerate response.