In this manuscript, a very simple experiment was mounted to explore the fractal dimension of a popcorn grain before (popcorn grains) and after (popcorn itself) the popping process.
Keywords
fractal dimension; popcorn
In this manuscript, a very simple experiment was mounted to explore the fractal dimension of a popcorn grain before (popcorn grains) and after (popcorn itself) the popping process.
Keywords
fractal dimension; popcorn
Popcorn grains amount | Total masses (m1−m5) before popping (g) | Total masses () after popping (g) | Total volumes (V1−V5) before popping (cm3) | Cube edges (a1−a5) before popping (cm) | Total volumes () after popping (cm3) | Cube edges () after popping (cm) |
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50 | 9.2 ± 0.1 | 10.5 ± 0.1 | 11 ± 2 | 2.2 ± 0.1 | 120 ± 10 | 4.93 ± 0.14 |
100 | 18.2 ± 0.1 | 22.1 ± 0.1 | 22 ± 2 | 2.8 ± 0.1 | 320 ± 20 | 6.84 ± 0.14 |
200 | 36.7 ± 0.1 | 44.0 ± 0.1 | 42 ± 2 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 780 ± 20 | 9.21 ± 0.08 |
400 | 71.5 ± 0.1 | 85.7 ± 0.1 | 88 ± 2 | 4.4 ± 0.0 | 2320 ± 60 | 13.24 ± 0.08 |
800 | 139.6 ± 0.1 | 168.4 ± 0.1 | 160 ± 2 | 5.43 ± 0.02 | 3770 ± 60 | 15.56 ± 0.11 |