Dynamic simulation of granular packing of fine cohesive particles with different size distributions

Powder Technology

Volumn 218, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-85

  Jia, Tao ^a   Zhang, Yuwen ^a,b   Chen, J K ^a   He, Y L ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distinct Element Method; Granular matter; Packing; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

COLLIDING PARTICLES; CONSERVATIVE FORCE; CONTACT FORCES; DISSIPATIVE FORCES; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHODS; EDGE SHARING; ENERGY LOSS; EQUILATERAL TRIANGLES; FINE COHESIVE PARTICLES; FORCE DISTRIBUTIONS; FRICTIONAL CONTACT; GAUSSIANS; GRANULAR MATTER; GRANULAR PACKINGS; IN-PLANE; LARGE PARTICLES; MEAN DIAMETER; MONO-SIZED PARTICLES; PACKING STRUCTURE; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PARTICLE POPULATION; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; SMALL PARTICLE SIZE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PACKING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 84855840683     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.11.042     Document Type: Article

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