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DrJianshengXiang

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Earth Science & Engineering

Research Fellow
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 6534j.xiang

 
 
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4.90Royal School of MinesSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Latham:2020:10.1007/s40571-019-00294-5,
author = {Latham, J-P and Xiang, J and Farsi, A and Joulin, C and Karantzoulis, N},
doi = {10.1007/s40571-019-00294-5},
journal = {Computational Particle Mechanics},
pages = {975--986},
title = {A class of particulate problems suited to FDEM requiring accurate simulation of shape effects in packed granular structures},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40571-019-00294-5},
volume = {7},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - In many granular material simulation applications, DEM capability is focused on the dynamic solid particulate flow properties and on systems in which millions of particles are involved. The time of relevance is many seconds or even minutes of real time. Simplifying assumptions are made to achieve run completion in practical timescales. There are certain applications, typically involving manufactured particles, where a representative pack is of the order of a thousand particles. More accurate capturing of the influence of complex shape is then often possible. Higher accuracies are necessary to model the topology of the void space, for example, for further CFD simulation and optimisation of fluid flow properties. Alternatively, the accuracy may be critical for structural performance and the force or stress transmission through the contact points is to be controlled to avoid material damage and poor function. This paper briefly summarises methods for simulation of shape effects on packing structures in the granular community and narrows the scope to problems where shape effects are of overriding concern. Two applications of mono-sized, mono-shaped packing problems are highlighted: catalyst support pellets in gas reforming and concrete armour units in breakwater structures. The clear advantages of FDEM for complex-shaped particle interactions in packed systems with relatively few particles are discussed. A class of particulate problems, ‘FDEM-suited’ problems, ones that are ideal to be solved by FDEM rather than by DEM, is proposed for science and engineering use.
AU  - Latham,J-P
AU  - Xiang,J
AU  - Farsi,A
AU  - Joulin,C
AU  - Karantzoulis,N
DO  - 10.1007/s40571-019-00294-5
EP  - 986
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 2196-4378
SP  - 975
TI  - A class of particulate problems suited to FDEM requiring accurate simulation of shape effects in packed granular structures
T2  - Computational Particle Mechanics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40571-019-00294-5
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/75135
VL  - 7
ER  -
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