The packing of spheres in a cylindrical container: the thickness effect

An experimental investigation has been carried out to quantify the wall effect on porosity for uniform spheres packed in cylindrical containers. The results indicate that the wall effect should be composed of two components: the side wall effect and the top-bottom wall effect or the thickness effect, and the accurate determination of porosity and/or porosity-related properties should consider both of them

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