Bio-particulate matter includes grains, cereal crops, and biomass that are considered
discrete materials with irregular size and shape. Although the flow of these particles can …

In recent years, the rapid development of 3D printing technologies lead to its new
applications in the area of healthcare and medicine, including dentistry, orthopedics …

Applications and associated processing technologies of lignocellulosic biomass are
becoming increasingly important as we endeavor to meet societal demand for fuels …

The study on fluid-solid interaction in heterogeneous suspensions is essential for theoretical
research and engineering practice. In this paper, a three-dimensional fully resolved SPH …

The discrete element method (DEM) and experiments were used to examine the mixing
mechanisms and flow patterns in a twin-paddle blender containing two types of non …

Mixing of particulate systems is an important process to achieve uniformity, in particular
pharmaceutical processes that requires the same amount of active ingredient per tablet …

In this study, an efficient and robust GPGPU (general purpose graphic processing unit)-
parallelized algorithm is proposed for contact force calculation for the three-dimensional …

Twin screw granulation (TSG) is increasingly used to produce granules in various industries,
such as food, pharmaceutical, and fine chemicals. However, there is a large parametric …

Abstract The Discrete Element Method (DEM) is one of the most common numerical
methods employed for the study of landslide disasters. Herein, this study proposes a method …

The mechanical behaviors of granular materials are greatly influenced by the geometric
shapes, which is widely investigated using the discrete element method (DEM). Accurate …