Particle scale insights into a KG-pharma RoTab tablet press feed-frame system using the discrete element method (DEM) modeling

Z Li, R Kumar, HR Guzman, RA Chiarella - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the pharmaceutical industry, tablets are a common dosage form. As part of the
manufacturing process, powder in a tablet press passes through a feeding system called the …

Fluid-driven fracture mechanisms in granular media: insights from grain-scale numerical modeling

Z Li, DN Espinoza, MT Balhoff - Granular Matter, 2021 - Springer
Fluid injection into porous media can initiate fluid-driven fractures. Unlike cohesive and
homogeneous media, fluid-driven fractures in cohesionless granular media have complex …

Injection-induced fractures and polymer injectivity in unconsolidated formations: fundamentals, experiments and modeling

Z Li - 2022 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
Polymers are often used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and in-situ site remediation.
Polymer injectivity is an essential indicator in the project economics. Reduced injectivity due …