Feret diameter

The Feret diameter or Feret's diameter is a measure of an object size along a specified direction. In general, it can be defined as the distance between the two parallel planes restricting the object perpendicular to that direction. It is therefore also called the caliper diameter, referring to the measurement of the object size with a caliper. This measure is used in the analysis of particle sizes, for example in microscopy, where it is applied to projections of a three-dimensional (3D) object on a 2D plane. In such cases, the Feret diameter is defined as the distance between two parallel tangential lines rather than planes.[1][2]

Illustration of horizontal and vertical Feret diameters of a particle, Fh and Fv, respectively.

The diameter of an object measured with a caliper is sometimes called the caliper diameter; it is the same as Feret diameter.

Feret diameter applied to a projection of a 3D object.

Mathematical properties

From Cauchy's theorem it follows that for a 2D convex body, the Feret diameter averaged over all directions (〈F〉) is equal to the ratio of the object perimeter (P) and pi, i.e.,〈F〉= P/ $π$ . There is no such relation between〈F〉and P for a concave object.[1][2]

Applications

Feret diameter is used in the analysis of particle size and its distribution, e.g. in a powder or a polycrystalline solid; Alternative measures include Martin diameter, Krumbein diameter and Heywood diameter.[3] The term first became common in scientific literature in the 1970s[4] and can be traced to L.R. Feret (after whom the diameter is named) in the 1930s [5]

It is also used in biology as a method to analyze the size of cells in tissue sections.

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References

Henk G. Merkus (1 January 2009). Particle Size Measurements: Fundamentals, Practice, Quality. Springer. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-1-4020-9016-5. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
W. Pabst and E. Gregorová. Characterization of particles and particle systems. vscht.cz
Yasuo Arai (31 August 1996). Chemistry of Powder Production. Springer. pp. 216–. ISBN 978-0-412-39540-6. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
M. R. Walter (1 January 1976). Stromatolites. Elsevier. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-0-444-41376-5. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
L. R. Feret La grosseur des grains des matières pulvérulentes, Premières Communications de la Nouvelle Association Internationale pour l’Essai des Matériaux, Groupe D, 1930, pp. 428–436.

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[r1-1] Henk G. Merkus (1 January 2009). Particle Size Measurements: Fundamentals, Practice, Quality. Springer. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-1-4020-9016-5. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

[r2-2] W. Pabst and E. Gregorová. Characterization of particles and particle systems. vscht.cz

[r3-3] Yasuo Arai (31 August 1996). Chemistry of Powder Production. Springer. pp. 216–. ISBN 978-0-412-39540-6. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

[r4-4] M. R. Walter (1 January 1976). Stromatolites. Elsevier. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-0-444-41376-5. Retrieved 13 December 2012.

[r5-5] L. R. Feret La grosseur des grains des matières pulvérulentes, Premières Communications de la Nouvelle Association Internationale pour l’Essai des Matériaux, Groupe D, 1930, pp. 428–436.