Coupled DEM-SPH simulations of wet continuous screening

D Markauskas, H Kruggel-Emden - Advanced Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
During screening, a liquid stream, besides the vibration, can be applied for the acceleration
of the separation. The discrete element method coupled with the smoothed particle …

Discrete particle simulation for mixing of granular materials in ribbon mixers: A scale-up study

AP Herman, J Gan, Z Zhou, A Yu - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents a numerical study of particle mixing and scale-up of ribbon mixers with
four sizes (mixer A-5.62 L, mixer B-49.02 L, mixer C-142.91 L, and mixer D-482.32 L). The …

GPU-based DEM simulation for scale-up of bladed mixers

AP Herman, J Gan, A Yu - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
GPU-based DEM is used to study large-scale particle mixing in bladed mixers. A bladed
mixer is scaled-up to three different sizes by maintaining the geometric similarity. Four …

Scaling up studies for mixing of granular materials in rotating drums

AP Herman, Z Zhou, J Gan, A Yu - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the mixing of granular materials for rotating drums of different
volumes which vary from 6.28 L to 402.12 L. Two groups of case studies are considered …

Virtual experiments of particle mixing process with the sph-dem model

S Zhu, C Wu, H Yin - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Particle mixing process is critical for the design and quality control of concrete and
composite production. This paper develops an algorithm to simulate the high-shear mixing …

Power draw characteristics and comparison of scaling criteria for sawtooth impellers used in high shear mixing of shear thinning paint slurry

B Oğla, Ö Gürçay, ŞŞ Helvacı - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Power draw characteristics and scale-up procedures for high-speed sawtooth impellers
were introduced by investigating various production sizes, fluids, impellers, and scale-up …

Similarity analysis of size-induced segregation and flow behavior during the scaling up process of rotating drums

J He, Y Wang, L Yang, Q Zheng, J Xu, S Liu, Z Zhou - Powder Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the size-induced radial segregation of binary mixtures in different
sized rotating drums. The results indicate that at a constant Froude number, the time to reach …

An investigation on the similarity theory framework for CFD-DEM simulation in a stirred liquid bath containing particles

H Fei, G Hong, A Yu, J Li - Powder Technology, 2025 - Elsevier
The coupled computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method (CFD-DEM) simulation
is regarded as an effective tool for investigating fluid-solid coupling problems. However …

Numerical investigation of flow similarity of rice grains in friction rice mill and establishment of scale-up rule

A Li, F Jia, J Fei, Y Han, P Chen, W Feng, X Hao… - … and Electronics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Paddy usually requires a series of processing techniques to become edible polished rice.
Among them, rice milling is a necessary processing connection closely related to the …

Liquefaction induced permanent ground deformations and energy dissipation analysis based on smoothed particle hydrodynamics method (SPH): validation by large …

MS Maghsoudi, R Jamshidi Chenari, F Farrokhi - Granular Matter, 2022 - Springer
To accurately simulate the permanent displacements caused by liquefaction in saturated
sandy soils, a mesh-free method named smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) with a …