[HTML][HTML] Numerical modelling of large deformation problems in geotechnical engineering: A state-of-the-art review

CE Augarde, SJ Lee, D Loukidis - Soils and Foundations, 2021 - Elsevier
Many problems in geotechnical engineering involve large movements or rotations,
examples include natural processes such as landslides, and man-made processes such as …

Modeling segregation in granular flows

PB Umbanhowar, RM Lueptow… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Accurate continuum models of flow and segregation of dense granular flows are now
possible. This is the result of extensive comparisons, over the last several years, of computer …

Grains3D, a flexible DEM approach for particles of arbitrary convex shape—Part I: Numerical model and validations

A Wachs, L Girolami, G Vinay, G Ferrer - Powder technology, 2012 - Elsevier
We suggest a novel variant of Discrete Element Method (DEM) to simulate the flow dynamics
of granular material made of non-spherical particles. Our approach is limited to particles of …

Efficient parallel CFD-DEM simulations using OpenMP

A Amritkar, S Deb, D Tafti - Journal of Computational Physics, 2014 - Elsevier
The paper describes parallelization strategies for the Discrete Element Method (DEM) used
for simulating dense particulate systems coupled to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) …

A study of shape non-uniformity and poly-dispersity in hopper discharge of spherical and polyhedral particle systems using the Blaze-DEM GPU code

N Govender, DN Wilke, P Pizette, NE Abriak - Applied Mathematics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The importance of shape non-uniformity and the polydispersed nature of granular media in
industrial hopper discharge applications has been well established experimentally …

[HTML][HTML] Blaze-DEMGPU: Modular high performance DEM framework for the GPU architecture

N Govender, DN Wilke, S Kok - SoftwareX, 2016 - Elsevier
Blaze-DEMGPU is a modular GPU based discrete element method (DEM) framework that
supports polyhedral shaped particles. The high level performance is attributed to the light …

CFD-DEM simulations and experimental validation of clustering phenomena and riser hydrodynamics

AEC Varas, E Peters, JAM Kuipers - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
A combined numerical and experimental study of riser hydrodynamics is reported for the fast
fluidisation regime. The experimental data sets are used for validation of the CFD-DEM …

Discrete element simulation of mill charge in 3D using the BLAZE-DEM GPU framework

N Govender, RK Rajamani, S Kok, DN Wilke - Minerals engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulation of charge motion in ball, semi-
autogenous (SAG) and autogenous mills has advanced to a stage where the effects of lifter …

Industrial scale simulations of tablet coating using GPU based DEM: a validation study

H Kureck, N Govender, E Siegmann, P Boehling… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The coating of tablets to prevent product degradation or control dissolution is a typical
process in its production. Coating uniformity is critical for the quality of final product and …

Numerical simulation and experimental study of the gas–solid flow behavior inside a full-loop circulating fluidized bed: evaluation of different drag models

Y Xu, J Musser, T Li, B Gopalan, R Panday… - Industrial & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Both experimental and computational studies of the fluidization of high-density polyethylene
(HDPE) particles in a small-scale full-loop circulating fluidized bed (CFB) are conducted …