The coupling between fluid and granular materials is commonly encountered in nature and
engineering practice. Moreover, the shape of granular materials in practical applications is …

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are considered as greener technologies for generation of
bioenergy and simultaneously treatment of wastewater. However, the major drawback of …

Multi-scale computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation bridges the gaps between
particle and reactor scales in the modeling of biomass pyrolysis. Its accuracy depends on …

Tons of products are facilitated through powder mixing processes. The quality of the final
products is highly influenced by the mixing state. Hence, detailed information about the …

The main objective of this work is to present a new particle unresolved 3D-1D DEM-CFD-
based model enabling predictions of a new steam methane reforming (SMR) driven by the …

A sediment microbial fuel cell (SMFC) is a system in which MFC is applied to a sediment
layer of an aqueous system for water purification. SMFCs can remove contaminants from …

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 …

Powder mixing is a vital operation in a wide range of industries, such as food,
pharmaceutical, and cosmetics. Despite the common use of mixing systems in various …

Particle motion in granular systems is common in nature and industrial processes. Along
with particle size and density, the shape of particles also plays a crucial role in the dynamic …

During twin screw granulation (TSG), small particles, which generally have irregular shapes,
agglomerate together to form larger granules with improved properties. However, how …