Optimum cell condition for contact detection having a large particle size ratio in the discrete element method

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-416

  Mio, Hiroshi ^a,b   Shimosaka, Atsuko ^b   Shirakawa, Yoshiyuki ^b   Hidaka, Jusuke ^b  

^a KFPT   (Japan)

^b DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact detection; Discrete Element Method; Distinct Cell Model; Optimum cell; Speed up

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CONTACT DETECTION; DISTINCT CELL MODEL; GRANULAR FLOW; ROTATING DRAM;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646016604     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: 00219592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.39.409     Document Type: Article

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