Continuum theory for dense gas-solid flow: A state-of-the-art review

J Wang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Gas-solid fluidization technology has been commercialized in many industrial applications
since its implementation in the fluid catalytic cracking process in the early 1940s, however …

Discrete particle simulation of particulate systems: theoretical developments

HP Zhu, ZY Zhou, RY Yang, AB Yu - Chemical engineering science, 2007 - Elsevier
Particle science and technology is a rapidly develo** interdisciplinary research area with
its core being the understanding of the relationships between micro-and macroscopic …

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 …

Introduction to discrete element methods: basic of contact force models and how to perform the micro-macro transition to continuum theory

S Luding - European journal of environmental and civil …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
One challenge of today's research is the realistic simulation of granular materials, like sand
or powders, consisting of millions of particles. In this article, the discrete element method …

Investigation of adequacy of multi-sphere approximation of elliptical particles for DEM simulations

D Markauskas, R Kačianauskas, A Džiugys, R Navakas - Granular Matter, 2010 - Springer
Adequacy of approximation of ellipsoidal particles composed of a set of sub-spheres for
numerical Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations is examined. The algorithm of …

Coarse-grained local and objective continuum description of three-dimensional granular flows down an inclined surface

T Weinhart, R Hartkamp, AR Thornton, S Luding - Physics of fluids, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Dry, frictional, steady-state granular flows down an inclined, rough surface are studied with
discrete particle simulations. From this exemplary flow situation, macroscopic fields …

Interference of an array of independent Bose-Einstein condensates

Z Hadzibabic, S Stock, B Battelier, V Bretin, J Dalibard - Physical review letters, 2004 - APS
We have observed high-contrast matter wave interference between 30 Bose-Einstein
condensates with uncorrelated phases. Interferences were observed after the independent …

Mechanical behaviour and failure of cohesive granular materials

JY Delenne, MS El Youssoufi… - … for Numerical and …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the stress–strain behaviour and failure of a cohesive granular material both
by experiments and numerical simulations. The material is an assembly of aluminium rods …

The effect of particle shape on simple shear flows

PW Cleary - Powder Technology, 2008 - Elsevier
Simple shear flows,(without gravity force and implemented using periodic boundary
conditions or in Couette flow configurations with gravity) have been the subject of study …

Macroscopic material properties from quasi-static, microscopic simulations of a two-dimensional shear-cell

M Lätzel, S Luding, HJ Herrmann - Granular Matter, 2000 - Springer
One of the essential questions in the area of granular matter is, how to obtain macroscopic
tensorial quantities like stress and strain from “microscopic” quantities like the contact forces …