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US 9,472,020 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for discrete element modeling involving a bulk material
AssigneeDem Solutions Limited
InventorJohn Favier
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InventorJohn Favier
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Computer-implemented methods and systems are described for discrete element modelling of a plurality of discrete elements corresponding to particles and physical geometry elements. The disclosed embodiments provide a plurality of discrete element material models, each discrete element material model corresponding to a respective bulk material and containing (i) information regarding the properties of particles within said bulk material, and (ii) information regarding the behavior of interactions between such particles. The following information can be received from a user: a selection of a bulk material for use in a simulation, and a specification of properties associated with the selected bulk material. The disclosed embodiments can perform a discrete element model simulation on a set of particles, wherein the simulation uses the information regarding the behavior of interactions between particles from the discrete element material model for a user-selected bulk material.
A computer-implemented method for discrete element modelling of a plurality of discrete elements corresponding to particles and physical geometry elements, wherein said modelling performs a simulation through time of physical interactions of the particles with each other and with the physical geometry elements in a three-dimensional space, the method comprising:
A computer program product for discrete element modelling of a plurality of discrete elements corresponding to particles and physical geometry elements, wherein said modelling performs a simulation through time of physical interactions of the particles with each other and with the physical geometry elements in a three-dimensional space, the computer program product comprising program instructions encoded on a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, said instructions, when loaded and executed by one or more computer processors, causing the one or more processors to execute a method comprising:
Apparatus for discrete element modelling of a plurality of discrete elements corresponding to particles and physical geometry elements, wherein said modelling performs a simulation through time of physical interactions of the particles with each other and with the physical geometry elements in a three-dimensional space, the apparatus comprising:
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