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Efficient method for numerically generating High-Density wood fiber network microstructure models
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Biocomposites. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Centres, Wallenberg Wood Science Center.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8849-0339
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Centres, Wallenberg Wood Science Center. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Biocomposites.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2984-7702
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Biocomposites. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Centres, Wallenberg Wood Science Center. Laboratory of organic electronics, Linköping University, 60221 Norrköping, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5818-2378
2026 (English)In: Materials & design, ISSN 0264-1275, E-ISSN 1873-4197, Vol. 265, article id 115937Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Realistic 3D microstructure models of wood fiber networks (WFNs, e.g., paper, molded fibers, hot-pressed fibers, etc.) are of interest for numerical modeling of mechanical, optical, and other physical properties. One challenge is to numerically describe 3D high-density WFN (HD-WFN) models with complex fiber shapes without fiber overlapping. An efficient method is proposed to generate 3D HD-WFN microstructures with porosities as low as 21.5% while without fiber overlapping. The HD-WFN microstructures are obtained by compressing an initially sparse structure using a geometrically designed 3D displacement field. The sparse structure can be optimized to obtain a very low-porosity HD-WFN by reducing the local fiber clustering. The method can generate HD-WFNs with designated shapes (e.g., molded shapes) and varied structural parameters, including fiber width, orientation, location, and material thickness. Each interfiber bond and local material axis in the HD-WFN models can be determined for numerical simulation of properties. The optical scattering of transparent HD-WFN models (polymer matrix composites, transparent paper) is numerically studied using ray tracing methods. The open-source code is available on GitHub, and it can be used to obtain a large dataset for deep learning modeling.

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Elsevier BV , 2026. Vol. 265, article id 115937
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3D microstructure, High density, Molded fibers, Optical scattering, Representative volume element, Wood fiber network
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Composite Science and Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-380498DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2026.115937ISI: 001735557600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105035360487OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-380498DiVA, id: diva2:2057095
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Available from: 2026-05-04 Created: 2026-05-04 Last updated: 2026-05-04Bibliographically approved

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Chen, BinOliaei, ErfanBerglund, Lars A.

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