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Computer Simulation of Porous Layers Based on the Method of Discrete Elements

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We propose a numerical suspension sedimentation and filtration model based on the dynamic variant of the method of discrete elements. The model reflects the behavior of particles at the micro- and mesolevels (formation of pores, arches, and flakes) and qualitatively reproduces macroeffects: sedimentation of a layer of particles and slow processes of the shrinkage of this layer, as well as its compaction under the gravity of particles and of an externally applied force.

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  1. Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Ave., Tomsk, 634050, Russia

    E. N. D’yachenko

  2. Erlangen-Nürnberg University, D-91052, Erlangen, Germany

    J. G. Dueck

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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 86, No. 6, pp. 1237–1248, November–December, 2013.

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D’yachenko, E.N., Dueck, J.G. Computer Simulation of Porous Layers Based on the Method of Discrete Elements. J Eng Phys Thermophy 86, 1315–1327 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-013-0956-2

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