The abundance of granular materials and powders that are being used in several fields,
along with their broad applications, requires a comprehensive understanding of both their …

This is a review of well established and recently introduced contact-force models that are
used in the dynamical analysis of multibody systems. In particular, two contact groups have …

Particulate systems are of interest in many disciplines. They are often investigated using the
discrete element method because of its capability to investigate particulate systems at the …

Computational Fluid Dynamics: A Practical Approach, Fourth Edition is an introduction to
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) fundamentals and commercial CFD software to solve …

Understanding and modelling the dynamic behaviour of particulate systems has been a
major research focus worldwide for many years. Discrete particle simulation plays an …

In the present work, an introduction to the contact phenomena in multibody systems is made.
The different existing approaches are described, together with their most distinctive features …

For the simulation of dense granular systems the Discrete Element Method based on a soft-
sphere approach is commonly used. In such simulations collisions between particles take a …

This paper presents a numerical and experimental study of the angle of repose of mono-
sized coarse spheres, a most important macroscopic parameter in characterising granular …

The nature of the constitutive contact force law utilized to describe contact–impact events in
solid contact interfaces plays a key role in predicting the response of multibody mechanical …

The objective of this paper is to identify a numerical method to simulate motion of a packed
or fluidized bed of fuel particles in combustion chambers, such as a grate furnace and a …