The discrete element method (DEM) is used to model granular materials and analyse a wide
range of related applications. However, accurate predictions can only be made if the input …

In the last decade, a few of the early attempts to bring CFD-DEM of fluidized beds beyond
the limits of small, lab-scale units to larger scale systems have become popular. The …

Dense gas-solid reacting flow is practised in many industrial processes where the particle
number may be huge and cannot be modelled using the conventional CFD-DEM approach …

The discrete element method (DEM) is used across a wide range of applications. However,
accurate predictions can only be made if the input parameters are carefully selected. In this …

Wet granulation is a key step in the pharmaceutical manufacturing of solid-dosage forms.
Wet granulation is used in pharmaceutical production to enhance formulation qualities such …

The combined computational fluid dynamics and discrete element method (CFD–DEM)
approach has been proved to be an effective tool to study the fundamentals of different …

Process simulation using mathematical modeling tools is becoming more common in the
pharmaceutical industry. A mechanistic model is a mathematical modeling tool that can …

The discrete element method (DEM) is a numerical tool often used by engineers and
researchers to design, analyse and improve bulk materials handling systems. However, the …

Gas cyclones are common device in various industries to separate solid particles and/or
droplets from gas streams. Nonetheless, the mathematical modelling of gas cyclone has …

Granular materials are abundant in nature, and in most industries, either the initial
constituents or final products are in granular form during a production or processing stage …