Dynamic simulation of particle packing influenced by size, aspect ratio and surface energy

Granular Matter

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 401-415

  Deng, Xiao Liang ^a   Davé, Rajesh N ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Contact geometry; DEM simulation; Packing; particle size; Surface energy

Indexed keywords

CONTACT GEOMETRY; DEM SIMULATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD SIMULATIONS; HIGH SURFACE ENERGY; MECHANICAL EQUILIBRIUM; MULTI-SPHERE METHOD; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; RELAXATION ALGORITHM;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; PACKING; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84882646794     PISSN: 14345021     EISSN: 14347636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-013-0413-0     Document Type: Article

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