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MacroPac Online Application Notes

These are our original application notes for MacroPac, using an old version of the program. There is also a page showing some illustrative examples - follow this link to reach it.

The additional application notes, summarized below, show some of our early studies on how MacroPac has been applied to different problems. They are in PDF format, so can be read by Adobe Acrobat Reader, for example. These were produced with earlier versions of MacroPac.

Application Notes summaries

Improving polymeric magnets with MacroPac: MacroPac has been used to understand the packing of particles in polymeric magnets. Simulations with MacroPac identified the best particle shape that would maximise the filler volume fraction in ICI's Magnaquench material. Further analysis of particle orientation helped predict the anisotropic performance of the magnet. View magnets.pdf.

Improving injection moulding of short fibre filled composites with MacroPac: MacroPac has been used to study short fibre reinforced composites. High fibre volume fractions were found to be achievable where there was a high degree of local ordering. These orientation effects were more significant with high aspect-ratio fibres. Local ordering occurs at hard boundaries such as mould walls in injection moulding systems. View fibres.pdf

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