TY - GEN
T1 - Application of the coupled discrete element modelling and modelica based multi-body dynamics in system-level modelling
AU - Chen, Wei
AU - van Etten, Marc
AU - Donohue, Timothy
AU - Williams, Kenneth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Discrete element modelling (DEM) has been widely used in many industries to investigate the particulate interactions during the storage, handling and transport. However, in many cases, it is the interaction between the particulate assembly and the associate mechanical/electrical/hydraulic components determining the system performance, in which case DEM alone is not able to model. The research presented in this paper developed a framework for coupling DEM with multibody dynamics (MBD) to model not only inter-granular particle interactions, but also the influence of the particle contacts on other associated system components. The coupling principle and realization methods were initially discussed. A case study on sand mixing using a pneumatic motor was then performed to test the developed methodology. Results indicated that the coupled DEM-MBD framework is able to reflect system level dynamics more realistically than DEM alone.
AB - Discrete element modelling (DEM) has been widely used in many industries to investigate the particulate interactions during the storage, handling and transport. However, in many cases, it is the interaction between the particulate assembly and the associate mechanical/electrical/hydraulic components determining the system performance, in which case DEM alone is not able to model. The research presented in this paper developed a framework for coupling DEM with multibody dynamics (MBD) to model not only inter-granular particle interactions, but also the influence of the particle contacts on other associated system components. The coupling principle and realization methods were initially discussed. A case study on sand mixing using a pneumatic motor was then performed to test the developed methodology. Results indicated that the coupled DEM-MBD framework is able to reflect system level dynamics more realistically than DEM alone.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-10-1926-5_59
DO - 10.1007/978-981-10-1926-5_59
M3 - Conference Proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:85007338841
SN - 9789811019258
T3 - Springer Proceedings in Physics
SP - 571
EP - 578
BT - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods
A2 - Li, Xikui
A2 - Feng, Yuntian
A2 - Mustoe, Graham
PB - Springer Science and Business Media, LLC
T2 - 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods, DEM7 2016
Y2 - 1 August 2016 through 4 August 2016
ER -