Analysis of electroperforated materials using the quadrat counts method Articles uri icon

publication date

  • June 2011

start page

  • 1

end page

  • 4

issue

  • 012049

volume

  • 301

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1742-6588

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1742-6596

abstract

  • The electroperforation distribution in thin porous materials is investigated using the quadrat counts method (QCM), a classical statistical technique aimed to evaluate the deviation from complete spatial randomness (CSR). Perforations are created by means of electrical discharges generated by needle-like tungsten electrodes. The objective of perforating a thin porous material is to enhance its air permeability, a critical issue in many industrial applications involving paper, plastics, textiles, etc. Using image analysis techniques and specialized statistical software it is shown that the perforation locations follow, beyond a certain length scale, a homogeneous 2D Poisson distribution.

subjects

  • Materials science and engineering

keywords

  • porous materials; electroperforation; quadrat counts method (qcm)