Finding data for a 2D packing efficiency school project

[AlchemistK]

There is this school project on efficiency in packing but i can't actually find any good data .

The main idea is the amount of goods that can be fixed in a place but i want it in just 2 dimentions. It has to be related to area and not to volume as that becomes too complex.

Any help in understanding this topic is welcome.

 

[chaoseverlasting]

It depends on what basic outline you want to use. As in, do you want to pack circles in a square or rectangles or triangles etc. The 3D problem has been studied to a large extent in chemistry. Look up packing efficiencies of lattice networks.