Modeling of heterogeneous materials and media is a problem of fundamental importance to
a wide class of phenomena and systems, ranging from condensed matter physics, soft …

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

Processed food has become an indispensable part of the human food chain. It provides rich
nutrition for human health and satisfies various other requirements for food consumption …

Additive Manufacturing (AM) using powder spreading requires uniform spreading. For
narrow spreader gaps, as commonly used, transient jamming and segregation could …

The discrete element method (DEM) is widely used to model a range of processes across
many industries. This paper reviews current DEM models for several common …

The aim of the present work was to develop 3D discrete element models capable of
simulating the observed flow of glass beads (simple glass spheres) and maize grains …

The discrete element method (DEM) is a numerical technique specifically designed for the
simulation of the mechanical behavior of granular materials (eg, granular food or …

In this work, the discrete element method (DEM) is used to assess powder flow from hoppers
and the results are compared to widely-used hopper design charts. These design charts …

Content uniformity (CU) of the active pharmaceutical ingredient is a critical quality attribute of
tablets as a dosage form, ensuring reproducible drug potency. Failure to meet the accepted …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to show how particle scale simulation of industrial
particle flows using DEM (discrete element method) offers the opportunity for better …