Modeling of heterogeneous materials and media is a problem of fundamental importance to
a wide class of phenomena and systems, ranging from condensed matter physics, soft …

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

Breakage occurs in several particulate systems that are simulated using the discrete
element method (DEM), namely crushing and grinding as well as inadvertently in several …

Highlights•A numerical method based on DEM and PRM is used to simulate rice grain
breakage.•Mass-specific threshold dissipation energy judging effective collision is …

A series of numerically triaxial shear tests on crushable and uncrushable granular soils
reinforced by geogrid were conducted using 3-Dimension Particle Flow Code. The …

Abstract Description of particle breakage embedded in a simulation using the discrete
element method (DEM) qualifies it to describe processes in which breakage is either desired …

Brittle breakage of particles in granular materials has often been modeled using the discrete
element method (DEM). DEM is often limited however in its ability to capture particle shape …

Highlights•Three-parameter Weibull distribution describes damage resistance of maize
kernels.•Polyhedra were used to represent maize kernel shapes.•Contact-level statistics …

Owing to the complicated process of using the discrete element method (DEM) to simulate
the interaction between straw and machinery, existing straw models do not exhibit failure …

Discrete element method (DEM)-based simulations are crucial for bridging macro and micro
research, particularly owing to the limitations of experimental methods. This paper reviews …