Three-dimensional particle shape acquisition and use of shape library for DEM and FEM/DEM simulation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 797-805

  Latham, John Paul ^a   Munjiza, Antonio ^b   Garcia, Xavier ^a   Xiang, Jiansheng ^a   Guises, Romain ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete element modelling; Gravity concentration; Mineral processing; Simulation; Sorting methods

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL LIBRARIES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SPEED; SURVEYING; TECHNOLOGY; TRACKING RADAR;

COMPLEX SHAPES; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELLING; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; GRAVITY CONCENTRATION; INERTIA MOMENTS; IRREGULAR GEOMETRIES; IRREGULAR PARTICLES; LASER RANGING; MINERAL PROCESSING; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PARTICLE SHAPES; ROCK FRAGMENTS; SHAPE DESCRIPTOR; SHAPE DESCRIPTORS; SIMULATION; SOFT CONTACTS; SORTING METHODS; WORK FLOWS;

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EID: 50149086948     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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