Review and extension of normal force models for the Discrete Element Method

Powder Technology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-173

  Kruggel Emden, H ^a   Simsek, E ^a   Rickelt, S ^a   Wirtz, S ^a   Scherer, V ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discrete Element Method; Granular media; Normal contact forces

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POWDER METALLURGY;

COLLISION TIME; GRANULAR MEDIA; NONLINEAR MODELS; NORMAL CONTACT FORCES;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

ALLOY; ICE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POWDER METALLURGY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORCE; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; SIMULATION;

EID: 33846798178     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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