Compaction of granular powders underpins many engineering and industrial processes.
The physics underlying the compaction process of highly deformable, cohesive granular …

Background/Objectives: Numerical simulation plays an important role in pharmaceutical
preparation recently. Mechanistic models, as a type of numerical model, are widely used in …

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 …

A discrete numerical analysis of the yield and damage properties associated with a cohesive
granular system composed of ductile particles is hereby presented. Such a modelling …

The purpose of this work is to simulate the powder compaction of pharmaceutical materials
at the microscopic scale in order to better understand the interplay of mechanical forces …

An accurate description of the mechanical behaviour of inhomogeneous, anisotropic
composite materials, such as metal matrix syntactic foams (MMSFs), is a challenging task …

A neural network-based approach is proposed to minimize the maximum axial stress in the
powder forming process. The finite element analysis was conducted using a MATLAB code …

Cold compaction is an essential step of the powder metallurgy process, which is cost-
effective in the manufacturing industry. In the present study, the compaction of pure iron …

This study utilizes the multi-particle finite element method (MPFEM) to establish 2D and 3D
hot pressing models for particle-reinforced aluminum matrix composites. The hot pressing of …

Powder compaction is of paramount importance in various engineering and industrial
processes, providing valuable insights into production across diverse fields by elucidating …