The coupling between fluid and granular materials is commonly encountered in nature and
engineering practice. Moreover, the shape of granular materials in practical applications is …

Slurry pipeline transport, which is widely used in dredging, is an important method of solid
material transportation. The internal structure information of flows with different shaped …

This paper presents a study on the Brazil-nut segregation of binary granular mixtures under
vibration by the discrete element method. The ascending velocity of large particles (V a) and …

A new discrete element-embedded finite element method (DEFEM) scheme is proposed
here, which solves the contact force and heat conduction of particles with embedded …

The presence of multiple solid particles in a fluidized bed is widespread and has a
significant impact on the bed hydrodynamics and heat/mass transfer. In the present work, the …

In recent years, with the attention given to hydrogen reduction‐related technologies, the
parameter indicators of direct reduction in the shaft furnace have gained importance. Herein …

The behavior of solid mixing dynamic is of profound significance to the heat transfer and
reaction efficiencies in energy engineering. In the current study, the solid mixing …

The discharge flow characteristics of particles are crucial in many industrial applications,
and the shape of particle is an important influencing factor to the particle flow behavior. In …

Shear is a common phenomenon in practical mineral processes, particularly in pipeline
transportation. When applied to realistic polydisperse systems consisting of particles of …

In order to improve the efficiency and safety of vertical hydraulic transport systems for non-
spherical particles, a new pipeline transport system with a tangential jet inlet is adopted in …