Discrete particle simulation of particulate systems: a review of major applications and findings

HP Zhu, ZY Zhou, RY Yang, AB Yu - Chemical Engineering Science, 2008 - Elsevier
Understanding and modelling the dynamic behaviour of particulate systems has been a
major research focus worldwide for many years. Discrete particle simulation plays an …

Process modeling in the pharmaceutical industry using the discrete element method

WR Ketterhagen, MT am Ende, BC Hancock - Journal of pharmaceutical …, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

Micromechanical analysis of cohesive granular materials using the discrete element method with an adhesive elasto-plastic contact model

SC Thakur, JP Morrissey, J Sun, JF Chen, JY Ooi - Granular Matter, 2014 - Springer
An adhesive elasto-plastic contact model for the discrete element method with three
dimensional non-spherical particles is proposed and investigated to achieve quantitative …

Comparison of soft-sphere models to measurements of collision properties during normal impacts

AB Stevens, CM Hrenya - Powder technology, 2005 - Elsevier
Simultaneous measurements of the restitution coefficient and collision duration are used as
a basis of comparison for soft-sphere models. The experiments were characterized by …

Scaling of discrete element model parameters for cohesionless and cohesive solid

SC Thakur, JY Ooi, H Ahmadian - Powder Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
One of the major shortcomings of discrete element modelling (DEM) is the computational
cost required when the number of particles is huge, especially for fine powders and/or …

Creep stability of the DART/Hera mission target 65803 Didymos: II. The role of cohesion

Y Zhang, P Michel, DC Richardson, OS Barnouin… - Icarus, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The binary asteroid 65803 Didymos-Dimorphos is the target of the first asteroid
deflection test (NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test, DART) and the first binary asteroid …

Discrete element method (DEM) modeling of fracture and damage in the machining process of polycrystalline SiC

Y Tan, D Yang, Y Sheng - Journal of the European ceramic society, 2009 - Elsevier
Discrete element method (DEM) was employed in the research works presented in this
paper to simulate the microscopic machining process of ceramics. A densely packed particle …

[HTML][HTML] Cold spray technology and its application in the manufacturing of metal matrix composite materials with carbon-based reinforcements

S Dai, M Cui, J Li, M Zhang - Coatings, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cold spray technology, as an emerging surface engineering technique, effectively prepares
hard coatings by high-speed projection of powder materials onto substrates at relatively low …

Determination of the coefficient of rolling friction of an irregularly shaped maize particle group using physical experiment and simulations

L Wang, R Li, B Wu, Z Wu, Z Ding - Particuology, 2018 - Elsevier
The coefficient of rolling friction is an important physical property of a maize particle. It is
difficult to obtain the value of this coefficient because of the irregular shape of maize …

Bond rolling resistance and its effect on yielding of bonded granulates by DEM analyses

MJ Jiang, HS Yu, D Harris - International Journal for Numerical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
A discrete element modelling of bonded granulates and investigation on the bond effect on
their behaviour are very important to geomechanics. This paper presents a two‐dimensional …