Granular flow behavior is of fundamental interest to the engineering and scientific community because of the prevalence of these flows in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, food service, and powder manufacturing industries. Granular materials exhibit very complex behavior, oftentimes acting as solids and at other times as fluids. This dual nature leads to very complex and rich behavior, which is not yet well understood. Therefore, the present investigation introduces a new technique that can potentially be used to unveil the mystery of granular flow phenomena. To this end, advanced finite element modeling and simulation techniques have been applied to the study of the complex nature of granular flow. More specifically, the explicit dynamic code LS-DYNA has been utilized to gain an understanding of the complex flow nature and collision stresses of granules in a shear cell.
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ASME/STLE 2007 International Joint Tribology Conference
October 22–24, 2007
San Diego, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Tribology Division
ISBN:
0-7918-4810-8
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Granular Flow Modeling and Simulation Using a Dynamic Finite Element Method
M. A. Kabir,
M. A. Kabir
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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C. Fred Higgs, III,
C. Fred Higgs, III
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Michael R. Lovell
Michael R. Lovell
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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M. A. Kabir
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
C. Fred Higgs, III
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael R. Lovell
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Paper No:
IJTC2007-44313, pp. 1001-1003; 3 pages
Published Online:
March 23, 2009
Citation
Kabir, MA, Higgs, CF, III, & Lovell, MR. "Granular Flow Modeling and Simulation Using a Dynamic Finite Element Method." Proceedings of the ASME/STLE 2007 International Joint Tribology Conference. ASME/STLE 2007 International Joint Tribology Conference, Parts A and B. San Diego, California, USA. October 22–24, 2007. pp. 1001-1003. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IJTC2007-44313
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