Granular flow dynamics in rotating systems is a multifaceted field that blends fundamental physical principles with practical industrial applications. Rotating drums, mixers and similar apparatuses ...

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 62, No. 4 (Apr., 2002), pp. 1414-1436 (23 pages) We present a two-dimensional cellular automata network applied to granular flow and often called a ...

When we take a stroll on the beach, we walk on the sand without any trouble. The sand appears solid and is difficult to compress. When we put the same sand grains in an hourglass, they behave very ...

Simulations of granular flow dynamics could be particularly useful for vehicle design. The team has worked with P&H Mining Equipment in Milwaukee, which builds three-million-pound electric shovels to ...

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 64, No. 2 (Dec., 2003 - Jan., 2004), pp. 583-600 (18 pages) Jenike's radial solution, widely used in the design of materials-handling equipment, is a ...

Users import a CAD model of their machine into EDEM in IGES, STEP, or a native CAD file format, where it is converted into a surface mesh. Suppose a hopper is filled with a granular material such as ...

New findings describe the dynamics of the clog of icebergs -- known as an ice mélange -- in front of Greenland's Jakobshavn Glacier. The fast-moving glacier is considered a bellwether for the effects ...

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...

Suppose a hopper is filled with a granular material such as sand, and you need to compute the force or stress on the hopper walls. If static, this problem is straightforward to solve using FE software ...