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El Geitani T, Golshan S, Blais B. Toward High-Order CFD-DEM: Development and Validation. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Toni El Geitani
- Research Unit for Industrial Flows Processes (URPEI), Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Stn Centre-Ville, Montréal, QuebecCanada, H3C 3A7
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- Research Unit for Industrial Flows Processes (URPEI), Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Stn Centre-Ville, Montréal, QuebecCanada, H3C 3A7
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- Research Unit for Industrial Flows Processes (URPEI), Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Stn Centre-Ville, Montréal, QuebecCanada, H3C 3A7
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Investigation of impacts of particle shape on mixing in a twin paddle blender using GPU-based DEM and experiments. POWDER TECHNOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Bauer A, Maier G, Reith‐Braun M, Kruggel‐Emden H, Pfaff F, Gruna R, Hanebeck U, Längle T. Benchmarking a DEM‐CFD Model of an Optical Belt Sorter by Experimental Comparison. CHEM-ING-TECH 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.202200124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Albert Bauer
- Technische Universität Berlin Chair of Mechanical Process Engineering and Solids Processing Ernst-Reuter-Platz 1 10587 Berlin Germany
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- Fraunhofer IOSB Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation Fraunhoferstraße 1 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Intelligent Sensor-Actuator-Systems Laboratory (ISAS) Adenauerring 2 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin Chair of Mechanical Process Engineering and Solids Processing Ernst-Reuter-Platz 1 10587 Berlin Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Intelligent Sensor-Actuator-Systems Laboratory (ISAS) Adenauerring 2 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Fraunhofer IOSB Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation Fraunhoferstraße 1 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Intelligent Sensor-Actuator-Systems Laboratory (ISAS) Adenauerring 2 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Fraunhofer IOSB Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation Fraunhoferstraße 1 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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Ma H, Zhou L, Liu Z, Chen M, Xia X, Zhao Y. A review of recent development for the CFD-DEM investigations of non-spherical particles. POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Frungieri G, Boccardo G, Buffo A, Karimi–Varzaneh HA, Vanni M. CFD-DEM characterization and population balance modelling of a dispersive mixing process. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.117859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rhymer D, Ingram A, Sadler K, Windows-Yule C. A discrete element method investigation within vertical stirred milling: Changing the grinding media restitution and sliding friction coefficients. POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Van Hoecke L, Boeye D, Gonzalez‐Quiroga A, Patience GS, Perreault P. Experimental methods in chemical engineering: Computational fluid dynamics/finite volume
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FVM. CAN J CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.24571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Laurens Van Hoecke
- Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology, Department of Bioscience Engineering University of Antwerp Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp Belgium
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- Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology, Department of Bioscience Engineering University of Antwerp Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp Belgium
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- UREMA Research Unit, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Del Norte Barranquilla Atlántico Colombia
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- Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal C.P. 6079, Succ. “CV”, Montréal, H3C 3A7 Québec Canada
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- Blue App University of Antwerp, Belgium, Middelheimlaan 1 Antwerp Belgium
- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (IMDO), University of Antwerp Groenenborgerlaan 171 Antwerp Belgium
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Golshan S, Patience GS, Zarghami R, Chaouki J, Blais B. Experimental methods in chemical engineering: Optical fibre probes in multiphase systems. CAN J CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.24419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shahab Golshan
- Research Unit for Industrial Flow Processes (URPEI), Chemical Engineering Department Polytechnique Montréal Montréal Québec Canada
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- Chemical Engineering University of Tehran, Process Design and Simulation Research Centre, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering Tehran Iran
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- Chemical Engineering Polytechnique Montréal, Process Engineering Advanced Research Lab (PEARL) Montréal Québec Canada
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- Research Unit for Industrial Flow Processes (URPEI), Chemical Engineering Department Polytechnique Montréal Montréal Québec Canada
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A hybrid workflow for investigating wide DEM parameter spaces. POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Jadidi B, Ebrahimi M, Ein-Mozaffari F, Lohi A. A comprehensive review of the application of DEM in the investigation of batch solid mixers. REV CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/revce-2021-0049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Powder mixing is a vital operation in a wide range of industries, such as food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics. Despite the common use of mixing systems in various industries, often due to the complex nature of mixing systems, the effects of operating and design parameters on the mixers’ performance and final blend are not fully known, and therefore optimal parameters are selected through experience or trial and error. Experimental and numerical techniques have been widely used to analyze mixing systems and to gain a detailed understanding of mixing processes. The limitations associated with experimental techniques, however, have made discrete element method (DEM) a valuable complementary tool to obtain comprehensive particle level information about mixing systems. In the present study, the fundamentals of solid-solid mixing, segregation, and characteristics of different types of batch solid mixers are briefly reviewed. Previously published papers related to the application of DEM in studying mixing quality and assessing the influence of operating and design parameters on the mixing performance of various batch mixing systems are summarized in detail. The challenges with regards to the DEM simulation of mixing systems, the available solutions to address those challenges and our recommendations for future simulations of solid mixing are also presented and discussed.
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- Behrooz Jadidi
- Department of Chemical Engineering , Ryerson University , 350 Victoria Street , Toronto M5B 2K3 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Ryerson University , 350 Victoria Street , Toronto M5B 2K3 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Ryerson University , 350 Victoria Street , Toronto M5B 2K3 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Ryerson University , 350 Victoria Street , Toronto M5B 2K3 , Canada
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Liu W, Jiang W, Zhang H, Liu X, Liu H, Zhao W, Zheng W. DEM
simulations of spherical particle–particle collisions. CAN J CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.24389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Wenming Liu
- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, School of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Changzhou University Changzhou China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Process Equipment Changzhou University Changzhou China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, School of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Changzhou University Changzhou China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, School of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Changzhou University Changzhou China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, School of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Changzhou University Changzhou China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Process Equipment Changzhou University Changzhou China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, School of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Changzhou University Changzhou China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Process Equipment Changzhou University Changzhou China
- Jiangsu Meilan Chemical Co., Ltd. Taizhou China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, School of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Changzhou University Changzhou China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, School of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Changzhou University Changzhou China
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Load-Balancing Strategies in Discrete Element Method Simulations. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10010079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this research, we investigate the influence of a load-balancing strategy and parametrization on the speed-up of discrete element method simulations using Lethe-DEM. Lethe-DEM is an open-source DEM code which uses a cell-based load-balancing strategy. We compare the computational performance of different cell-weighing strategies based on the number of particles per cell (linear and quadratic). We observe two minimums for particle to cell weights (at 3, 40 for quadratic, and 15, 50 for linear) in both linear and quadratic strategies. The first and second minimums are attributed to the suitable distribution of cell-based and particle-based functions, respectively. We use four benchmark simulations (packing, rotating drum, silo, and V blender) to investigate the computational performances of different load-balancing schemes (namely, single-step, frequent and dynamic). These benchmarks are chosen to demonstrate different scenarios that may occur in a DEM simulation. In a large-scale rotating drum simulation, which shows the systems in which particles occupy a constant region after reaching steady-state, single-step load-balancing shows the best performance. In a silo and V blender, where particles move in one direction or have a reciprocating motion, frequent and dynamic schemes are preferred. We propose an automatic load-balancing scheme (dynamic) that finds the best load-balancing steps according to the imbalance of computational load between the processes. Furthermore, we show the high computational performance of Lethe-DEM in the simulation of the packing of 108 particles on 4800 processes. We show that simulations with optimum load-balancing need ≈40% less time compared to the simulations with no load-balancing.
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Sub-aerial (dry) and submerged dense granular collapses are studied by means of a three-phase unresolved computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method (CFD-DEM) numerical model. Physical experiments are also performed to provide data for validation and further analysis. Validations show good compatibility between the numerical and experimental results. Collapse mechanism as well as post-collapse morphological parameters, such as granular surface profile and runout distance, are analyzed. The spatiotemporal variation of solid volume fraction is also investigated. The effect granular column aspect ratio is studied and found to be a key factor in granular morphology for both submerged and dry conditions. The volume fraction analysis evolution shows an expansion and re-compaction trend, correlated with the granular movement.
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Ying J, Guo J. Fracture Behaviour of Real Coarse Aggregate Distributed Concrete under Uniaxial Compressive Load Based on Cohesive Zone Model. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14154314. [PMID: 34361510 PMCID: PMC8347441 DOI: 10.3390/ma14154314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Two-dimensional meso-scale finite element models with real aggregates are developed using images obtained by digital image processing to simulate crack propagation processes in concrete under uniaxial compression loading. The finite element model is regarded as a three-phase composite material composed of aggregate, mortar matrix and interface transition zone (ITZ). Cohesive elements with traction-separation laws are used to simulate complex nonlinear fracture. During the experiment, digital image correlation (DIC) was used to obtain the deformation and cracks of the specimens at different loading stages. The concept of strain ratio is proposed to describe the effectiveness of simulation. Results show that the numerical strain ratio curve and stress-strain curves are both in good agreement with experimental data. The consistency between the cracks obtained by simulation and those obtained by DIC shows the good performance of cohesive elements as well as the effectiveness of simulation. In summary, the model is able to provide accurate predictions of the whole fracture process in concrete under uniaxial compression loading.
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- Jingwei Ying
- Department of Building Engineering, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China;
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Building Engineering, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China;
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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Delacroix B, Fradette L, Bertrand F, Blais B. Which impeller should be chosen for efficient solid–liquid mixing in the laminar and transitional regime? AIChE J 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Bastien Delacroix
- Research Unit for Industrial Flows Processes (URPEI), Department of Chemical Engineering École Polytechnique de Montréal Montréal Canada
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- Research Unit for Industrial Flows Processes (URPEI), Department of Chemical Engineering École Polytechnique de Montréal Montréal Canada
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- Research Unit for Industrial Flows Processes (URPEI), Department of Chemical Engineering École Polytechnique de Montréal Montréal Canada
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- Research Unit for Industrial Flows Processes (URPEI), Department of Chemical Engineering École Polytechnique de Montréal Montréal Canada
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Al‐Mahayni H, Wang X, Harvey J, Patience GS, Seifitokaldani A. Experimental methods in chemical engineering: Density functional theory. CAN J CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.24127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Chemical Engineering McGill University Montréal Québec Canada
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- Shahab Golshan
- Research Unit for Industrial Flow Processes (URPEI), Department of Chemical Engineering École Polytechnique de Montréal Montréal Québec Canada
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- Research Unit for Industrial Flow Processes (URPEI), Department of Chemical Engineering École Polytechnique de Montréal Montréal Québec Canada
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Beaulieu C, Vidal D, Yari B, Chaouki J, Bertrand F. Impact of surface roughness on heat transfer through spherical particle packed beds. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.116256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Delacroix B, Rastoueix J, Fradette L, Bertrand F, Blais B. CFD-DEM simulations of solid-liquid flow in stirred tanks using a non-inertial frame of reference. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.116137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yari B, Beaulieu C, Sauriol P, Bertrand F, Chaouki J. Size segregation of bidisperse granular mixtures in rotating drum. POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Huang P, Ding Y, Miao Q, Sang G, Jia M. An improved contact detection algorithm for bonded particles based on multi-level grid and bounding box in DEM simulation. POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Golshan S, Sotudeh-Gharebagh R, Zarghami R, Mostoufi N, Blais B, Kuipers J. Review and implementation of CFD-DEM applied to chemical process systems. Chem Eng Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.115646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Delacroix B, Bouarab A, Fradette L, Bertrand F, Blais B. Simulation of granular flow in a rotating frame of reference using the discrete element method. POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wang L, Zheng Z, Yu Y, Liu T, Zhang Z. Determination of the energetic coefficient of restitution of maize grain based on laboratory experiments and DEM simulations. POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2019.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bérard A, Patience GS, Blais B. Experimental methods in chemical engineering: Unresolved CFD‐DEM. CAN J CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.23686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Ariane Bérard
- Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal Québec Canada
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- Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal Québec Canada
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