Calibration of the discrete element method

CJ Coetzee - Powder Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-scale numerical simulation of fluidized beds: Model applicability assessment

S Wang, C Hu, K Luo, J Yu, J Fan - Particuology, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, multi-scale numerical methods have been developed to model
dense gas-solid flow in fluidized beds with different resolutions, accuracies, and efficiencies …

Calibration of the discrete element method and the effect of particle shape

CJ Coetzee - Powder Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Discrete element method (DEM) for industrial applications: comments on calibration and validation for the modelling of cylindrical pellets

M Marigo, EH Stitt - KONA Powder and Particle Journal, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
As a consequence of increasing computer power and more readily useable commercial and
open source codes, Discrete Element Method (DEM) is becoming widely used across a …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a standard calibration procedure for the DEM parameters of cohesionless bulk materials–part I: Solving the problem of ambiguous parameter …

T Roessler, C Richter, A Katterfeld, F Will - Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The numerical complexity of Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations generally forces
an idealisation of DEM models, making the calibration process the key to realistic simulation …

Discrete element modelling (DEM) input parameters: understanding their impact on model predictions using statistical analysis

Z Yan, SK Wilkinson, EH Stitt, M Marigo - Computational Particle …, 2015 - Springer
Selection or calibration of particle property input parameters is one of the key problematic
aspects for the implementation of the discrete element method (DEM). In the current study, a …

A methodical calibration procedure for discrete element models

M Rackl, KJ Hanley - Powder technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Researchers and engineers have widely adopted the discrete element method (DEM) for
simulation of bulk materials. One important aspect in such simulations is the determination of …

Scaling of the angle of repose test and its influence on the calibration of DEM parameters using upscaled particles

T Roessler, A Katterfeld - Powder technology, 2018 - Elsevier
The numerical effort of computer simulations based on the Discrete Element Method (DEM)
forces an idealisation of the DEM models especially when industrial problems are analysed …

DEM parameter calibration of cohesive bulk materials using a simple angle of repose test

T Roessler, A Katterfeld - Particuology, 2019 - Elsevier
The numerical effort of discrete element method (DEM) simulations results in a general
idealisation of DEM models that makes the calibration crucial to obtaining realistic …

Application of the discrete element method for manufacturing process simulation in the pharmaceutical industry

SB Yeom, ES Ha, MS Kim, SH Jeong, SJ Hwang… - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Process simulation using mathematical modeling tools is becoming more common in the
pharmaceutical industry. A mechanistic model is a mathematical modeling tool that can …