Validation tests on a distinct element model of vibrating cohesive particle systems

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 785-802

  Asmar, B N ^a   Langston, P A ^a   Matchett, A J ^b   Walters, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesion; DEM; Simulation; Validation; Vibration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

OPTIMIZING ARRAY SIZES;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW KINETICS; FRICTION; GRAVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIBRATION;

EID: 0037098691     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(01)00772-4     Document Type: Article

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