This book is targeted to graduate students and researchers at the cutting edge of
investigations into the fundamental nature of multiphase flows. It is intended as a reference …

Wet fluidized bed granulation and coating processes have been widely used in the
pharmaceutical and food industries. The complex gas–solid flow coupled with heat and …

In this work, the discrete element method (DEM) is used to assess powder flow from hoppers
and the results are compared to widely-used hopper design charts. These design charts …

A two-step cycle was considered for solar thermochemical energy storage based on
aluminum-doped calcium manganite reduction/oxidation reactions for direct integration into …

Boundary conditions are developed for rapid granular flows in which the rheology is
dominated by grain–grain collisions. These conditions are at the wall and to adopt the no …

The powder rheometer is a commonly used device for assessing the bulk flow performance
of pharmaceutical powders. Discrete element simulations were performed to determine the …

The bioenergy industry has been challenged by unstable flow and transport of milled
biomass in material handling operations. Handling issues such as hopper clogging and …

Granular material discharge from a flat-bottomed silo has been simulated by using
continuum modeling and a three-dimensional discrete-element method (DEM). The …

A shape optimization method is presented in this paper to re-design hopper shapes for
improving the flow patterns in silos. This method combines a continuum model of granular …

The work in this thesis is directed towards the development of a model for gravity flow of
fragmented rock that can assist in the design of drawpoint layouts and draw schedules in …