Particle science and technology is a rapidly develo** interdisciplinary research area with
its core being the understanding of the relationships between micro-and macroscopic …

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

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 …

Hopper flow characteristics are significantly affected by particle shape. In this work,
ellipsoidal particles which can represent a large number of shapes are used to investigate …

Size segregation of pellets in the top bunker (hopper) of a blast furnace is an important factor
affecting the radial distribution of the charged burden and indirectly also the distribution of …

With increasing computer power simulation methods addressing discrete problems in a
broad range of scientific fields become more and more available. The discrete element …

Continuum modelling of fluid-particle multiphase flows is often challenging when the solid
phase becomes dense. In this work, a micro-macro approach combining the microscale …

We explore the effect of particle shape on the angle of repose (AoR) in granular packing
using a three-dimensional discrete element method. Non-spherical particles were modeled …

This paper presents a numerical study of the gas–solid flow in an ironmaking blast furnace
by combining discrete particle simulation (DPS) with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …

The particle segregation in the hopper located above the bell-less top charging equipment is
a factor that affects the radial size distribution in the blast furnace, and as the burden …