Recent Applications of Morphological Analysis*
John Keith Beddow · 2018
Morphological analysis is a technique for converting the image of the profile of a particle into a set of mathematical descriptors. Applications of morphological analysis to a number of problems are cited. Topics include relating morphology to the mechanisms of powder production, wear debris analysis by morphological analysis, and kinetic modeling of crystallization processes. The technique of morphological analysis is being extended to include color as a morphic feature. The morphic descriptors derived from the morphological analysis procedure can be related to the mode of origin of the particle. The analysis of wear debris is potentially a very fruitful application of morphological analysis. One of the main difficulties in trying to do morphological analysis research experiments with naturally occurring materials is that their morphology is very complex. Other future developments in morphological analysis will include a more basic understanding of particle formation and of the behavior of particulate systems.