Discrete particle simulation of particulate systems: a review of major applications and findings

HP Zhu, ZY Zhou, RY Yang, AB Yu - Chemical Engineering Science, 2008 - Elsevier
Understanding and modelling the dynamic behaviour of particulate systems has been a
major research focus worldwide for many years. Discrete particle simulation plays an …

[HTML][HTML] A state-of-the-art review on alumina toughened zirconia ceramic composites

MKG Abbas, S Ramesh, SFH Tasfy, KYS Lee - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alumina-zirconia composites (ATZs) are a class of advanced ceramics that have attracted
significant attention due to their excellent mechanical properties. These properties make …

On the wide range of mechanical properties of ZTA and ATZ based dental ceramic composites by varying the Al2O3 and ZrO2 content

A Nevarez-Rascon, A Aguilar-Elguezabal… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
In this work the influence of pressureless sintering on the Vickers hardness and fracture
toughness of ZrO2 reinforced with Al2O3 particles (ATZ) and Al2O3 reinforced with ZrO2 …

Effect of volume fraction and particle size of alumina reinforcement on compaction and densification behavior of Al–Al2O3 nanocomposites

SS Razavi-Tousi, R Yazdani-Rad, SA Manafi - Materials Science and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Al–Al2O3 nanostructured composite powders containing 1, 3 and 7 percent volume fraction
(vf%) of submicron/nanometeric alumina particles as reinforcement phase were produced by …

Comparison between periodic and non-periodic boundary conditions in the multi-particle finite element modelling of ductile powders

N Audry, B Harthong, D Imbault - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the multi-particle finite element method (MPFEM) has demonstrated its
suitability for the micromechanical modelling of granular systems made up of highly …

Study of the die compaction of powders to high relative densities using the discrete element method

S Garner, J Strong, A Zavaliangos - Powder technology, 2018 - Elsevier
The mechanical behavior of powders during die compaction was investigated using the
discrete element method (DEM), in which powders are modeled as discrete particles with …

A nonlinear packing model for multi-sized particle mixtures

CS Chang, Y Deng - Powder technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Linear packing models are commonly used to predict the specific volume of a packing
mixture composed of several size classes of particles. In a linear packing model, the specific …

Multi-particle FEM simulation of 2D compaction on binary Al/SiC composite powders

F Huang, X An, Y Zhang, AB Yu - Powder Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Multi-particle finite element method (MPFEM) is utilized to numerically study the 2D
compaction of binary Al/SiC composite powders. Different initial packing structures with …

Packing properties of binary mixtures in disordered sphere systems

L Meng, P Lu, S Li - Particuology, 2014 - Elsevier
Mixtures of binary spheres are numerically simulated using a relaxation algorithm to
investigate the effects of volume fraction and size ratio. A complete profile of the packing …

Elasticity, fracture and yielding of cold compacted metal powders

CL Martin - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2004 - Elsevier
The behaviour of powder compacts is modelled by explicitly introducing the possibility of
plastic loading, elastic unloading and decohesion at contacts. The study is limited to cold …