Discrete simulation of granular and particle-fluid flows: from fundamental study to engineering application

W Ge, L Wang, J Xu, F Chen, G Zhou, L Lu… - Reviews in Chemical …, 2017 - degruyter.com
Multiphase chemical reactors with characteristic multiscale structures are intrinsically
discrete at the elemental scale. However, due to the lack of multiscale models and the …

Discrete element method (DEM) for industrial applications: comments on calibration and validation for the modelling of cylindrical pellets

M Marigo, EH Stitt - KONA Powder and Particle Journal, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
As a consequence of increasing computer power and more readily useable commercial and
open source codes, Discrete Element Method (DEM) is becoming widely used across a …

Discrete element modelling (DEM) input parameters: understanding their impact on model predictions using statistical analysis

Z Yan, SK Wilkinson, EH Stitt, M Marigo - Computational Particle …, 2015 - Springer
Selection or calibration of particle property input parameters is one of the key problematic
aspects for the implementation of the discrete element method (DEM). In the current study, a …

Simulation of triaxial compression tests with polyhedral discrete elements

SJ Lee, YMA Hashash, EG Nezami - Computers and Geotechnics, 2012 - Elsevier
The triaxial compression test is by far the most common laboratory test used to measure the
mechanical properties of granular soils. In this paper, a series of simulations using the …

Simulations of large-scale triaxial shear tests on ballast aggregates using sensing mechanism and real-time (SMART) computing

S Liu, T Qiu, Y Qian, H Huang, E Tutumluer… - Computers and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Since Discrete Element Method (DEM) was first introduced for modeling
micromechanical interactions of granular materials back in late 1970s, significant progress …

A parametric evaluation of powder flowability using a Freeman rheometer through statistical and sensitivity analysis: A discrete element method (DEM) study

SK Wilkinson, SA Turnbull, Z Yan, EH Stitt… - Computers & Chemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
The flowability of powders in a Freeman Rheometer (FT4) is explored in this study using
discrete element method (DEM). Five DEM input parameters describing particle properties …

Behaviour of hollow concrete‐filled steel tubular composite elements

A Kuranovas, AK Kvedaras - Journal of Civil Engineering and …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Behaviour of composite steel‐concrete elements in various loading stages is quite well
analysed by theoretical investigations and experiments. Concrete‐Filled Steel Tube (CFST) …

Parallel discrete element simulation of poly-dispersed granular material

R Kačianauskas, A Maknickas, A Kačeniauskas… - … in Engineering Software, 2010 - Elsevier
The paper presents parallel 3D DEM simulation of poly-dispersed material described by the
normal size distribution. Static domain decomposition and message passing inter-processor …

DEM simulation of drained triaxial tests for glass-beads

L Hazzar, M Nuth, M Chekired - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The triaxial compression test is the most common laboratory test used to measure the
shearing mechanical properties of granular soils. In this paper, a series of numerical drained …

A multivariate regression parametric study on DEM input parameters of free-flowing and cohesive powders with experimental data-based validation

B El-Kassem, N Salloum, T Brinz, Y Heider… - Computational Particle …, 2021 - Springer
One of the key challenges in the implementation of discrete element method (DEM) to model
powder's flow is the appropriate selection of material parameters, where empirical …