Particles encountered in nature and engineering practice are normally not spherical but of
irregular shapes. Particle shape plays a key role in determining the behaviour of bulk solids …

Yade is an extensible open-source framework for discrete numerical models, focused on the
Discrete Element Method. The computation parts are written in c++ using a flexible object …

The need to understand and predict the long-and short term behavior of railway ballast calls
for extensive experimental programs as well as the development of reliable numerical …

Abstract Models that introduce rolling resistance at the contact are widely employed in
simulations using the discrete element method (DEM) to indirectly represent particle shape …

Nowadays, railway system plays a significant role in transportation, conveying cargo,
passengers, minerals, grains, and so forth. Railway ballasted track is a conventional railway …

Numerous practical applications of the Discrete Element Method (DEM) require a flexible
description of particles that can account for irregular and non-convex particle shape …

Granular material (GM) is the second most manipulated substance in the world and is
present in most industries either as raw materials or finished products. Often the temperature …

Highlights•Apple dynamics under physical impact could be simulated by DEM.•Four different
apple-shaped particles were modelled by multi-ring model (MRM).•Experimental and …

A number of industrial applications require the control of granular material temperature
across individual grains. Particle level simulations using the DEM is thus critical for …

Screw conveyors are widely used in several industries to transport various granular
materials needed to manufacture products or components in a product chain. Degradation of …