Pebble bed packing in square cavities (KIT Scientific Reports ; 7631)

The dense packing of granular materials (pebble beds) in cavities is important in many technical applications. Results are presented from i) analyses of tomography investigations in the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, and ii) packing experiments with different types of spherical and non-spherical particles using Plexiglas containers dominated by flat walls.