Definition and calculation of sphericity of particles See, for example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphericity. Sphericity s is defined as p p p s A D V 6 = where Vp is the olume of the o!"ect, Ap is its surface area, and Dp is the diameter of a sphere with the same olume #Dp $ /6%. &or a sphere of diameter d, Vp ' d $ /6, Ap ' d ( , Dp ' d, and so s ' ). &or a cylinder of diameter d and length *, Vp ' d ( */+, Ap ' d* , d ( /( , Dp ' #6d ( */+% )/$ , &or a cu!e of width a, Vp ' a $ , Ap ' 6a ( , and c
' a $ , and so ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) -.6 . . 6 a 6 a / 6 a 6 $ / ) ( $ / ) $ s =