Handling milled biomass particles in equipment like hoppers and feeders has been a long-
lasting challenge in the bioenergy industry because of the poor flowability of these low …

The bioenergy industry has been challenged by unstable flow and transport of milled
biomass in material handling operations. Handling issues such as hopper clogging and …

The commercialization of biomass-derived energy is impeded by flowability challenges
arising from the feeding and handling of granular biomass materials in full-scale …

Many natural and engineered granular materials have relatively deformable particles.
Besides particle size and shape, particle deformability is another salient factor that …

Milled pine exhibits variabilities in flow properties due to complex particle characteristics,
making it challenging to ensure continuous feeding and transport in biorefineries. This work …

Physical experiments and discrete element model (DEM) simulations are conducted to
evaluate particle characteristics and operation parameter effects on screw feeding …

Numerical modeling of granular biomass material flow in handling operations is
indispensable to decipher flow upsets, commonly manifested as clogging and jamming in …

Significant equipment downtime, mainly caused by the variable attributes and complex
mechanical behavior of granular biomass materials, has challenged the great potential of …

The commercialization of bioenergy has been significantly limited by various material
handling issues due to the poor flowability of granular biomass materials. Addressing these …

We developed and verified a high-performance open-source discrete element method
(DEM) solver with simultaneously-supported feedstock-specific interaction models, including …