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 …

Review of discrete element method simulations of soil tillage and furrow opening

KA Aikins, M Ucgul, JB Barr, E Awuah, DL Antille… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
In agricultural machinery design and optimization, the discrete element method (DEM) has
played a major role due to its ability to speed up the design and manufacturing process by …

Determination of discrete element model parameters for a cohesive soil and validation through narrow point opener performance analysis

KA Aikins, M Ucgul, JB Barr, TA Jensen… - Soil and Tillage …, 2021 - Elsevier
The discrete element method (DEM) is a powerful tool that can be used to predict soil
disturbance and soil cutting forces to assist design optimisation of soil cutting tools. In this …

Calibration of wet sand and gravel particles based on JKR contact model

J Zhou, L Zhang, C Hu, Z Li, J Tang, K Mao, X Wang - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The parameters of wet sand and gravel particles with different shapes are calibrated based
on JKR contact model. The results reveal that surface energy and rolling friction coefficient …

Evaluation of the significance of the contact model particle parameters in the modelling of wet soils by the discrete element method

S Mudarisov, I Farkhutdinov, R Khamaletdinov… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Modelling of the tillage process by working tools based on the method of discrete elements
is currently the most promising. The results of modelling the processing process obtained by …

Measurement and calibration of DEM parameters of lunar soil simulant

J Zhu, M Zou, Y Liu, K Gao, B Su, Y Qi - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the lunar soil simulant parameters were calibrated using the discrete element
method (DEM) for accurate simulation of the interactions between rover wheel and lunar soil …

The calibration of dem parameters for the bulk modelling of cohesive materials

CJ Coetzee, OC Scheffler - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Granular materials are abundant in nature, and in most industries, either the initial
constituents or final products are in granular form during a production or processing stage …

Review of material parameter calibration method

W Fang, X Wang, D Han, X Chen - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The discrete element method and simulation analysis of the interaction between granular
materials and implements provide a convenient and effective method for the optimal design …

Comparison of roller-spreading and blade-spreading processes in powder-bed additive manufacturing by DEM simulations

J Zhang, Y Tan, X Xiao, S Jiang - Particuology, 2022 - Elsevier
The roller-spreading and blade-spreading are main powder spreading methods in powder-
bed additive manufacturing. The discrete element method was introduced to simulate nylon …

DEM investigation of the influence of particulate properties and operating conditions on the mixing process in rotary drums: Part 1—Determination of the DEM …

J Hlosta, L Jezerská, J Rozbroj, D Žurovec, J Nečas… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper's goal was to select methods and a calibration procedure which would lead to the
determination of relevant parameters of a discrete element method (DEM) and virtual …