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4 Citations
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The pseudo-spectral (PS) method on the basis of the Fourier transform is a numerical method for estimating derivatives. Generally, the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) is used when implementing the PS method. However, when the values on both sides of...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,306 Views
17 Pages

26 April 2017

This paper proposes a probabilistic power flow (PPF) method considering continuous and discrete variables (continuous and discrete power flow, CDPF) for power systems. The proposed method—based on the cumulant method (CM) and multiple deterministic p...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
411 Views
30 Pages

Research Progress on the Application of the Discrete Element Method in Agricultural Engineering

  • Dianlei Han,
  • Jiaxing Qin,
  • Shuang Lu,
  • Yuanyuan Gao and
  • Xuegeng Chen

31 August 2026

Due to the highly seasonal nature of agricultural production, extensive field trials are required when conducting research and development of agricultural machinery and studying crops. Field trials are not only time-consuming and labor-intensive but...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,387 Views
14 Pages

19 October 2021

The improved discrete ordinates method (IDOM) developed in our previous paper is extended to solve radiative transfer in three-dimensional radiative systems with anisotropic scattering medium. In IDOM, radiative intensities in a large number of new d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Radiative Heat Transfer and Radiative Cooling)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
9,253 Views
22 Pages

2 April 2017

In this paper, we introduce a computational model for the simulation of hypervelocity impact (HVI) phenomena which is based on the Discrete Element Method (DEM). Our paper constitutes the first application of DEM to the modeling and simulating of imp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Multiscale Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science)
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,038 Views
33 Pages

30 May 2025

The advantages and recent advancements of the Discrete-Ordinates (SN) Method have established its widespread adoption in particle transport calculations for nuclear energy systems. The mathematical foundations and diverse applications of the SN metho...

(This article belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,683 Views
15 Pages

1 May 2018

In this paper we developed a space discrete version of the homotopy analysis method (DHAM) to find the solutions of linear and nonlinear fractional partial differential equations with time derivative α   ( 0 < α ≤ 1 ) . T...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wavelets, Fractals and Information Theory III)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,526 Views
17 Pages

22 April 2024

In this study, we introduce two novel discrete counterparts for the Rayleigh–Lindley mixture, constructed through the application of survival and hazard rate preservation techniques. These two-parameter discrete models demonstrate exceptional a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of the Bayesian Method in Statistical Modeling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,601 Views
24 Pages

12 July 2024

The efficient and accurate calculation of neutron flux distribution is essential for evaluating the safety of nuclear facilities and the surrounding environment. While traditional numerical simulation methods such as the discrete ordinates (SN) metho...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancements in Nuclear Energy Technology)
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  • Open Access
814 Views
18 Pages

5 November 2025

This study concerns an online generalized multiscale method for flow in fractured porous media that is based on an embedded discrete fracture model. We first convert a two-point flux-approximation scheme into an equivalent discrete weak formulation t...

(This article belongs to the Section Mathematical Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,101 Views
38 Pages

16 February 2020

This paper presents a new numerical method for multiscale modeling of composite materials. The new numerical model, called DECM, consists of a DEM (Discrete Element Method) approach of the Cell Method (CM) and combines the main features of both the D...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,301 Views
19 Pages

12 December 2025

The discrete element method (DEM) is widely used to simulate the mechanical behavior of granular materials. Particle motion is governed by Newton’s second law, and position updates rely on numerical integration, whose accuracy and efficiency di...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Simulation of Particle Flow and Discrete Element)
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  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,868 Views
17 Pages

14 July 2022

By using the Altair® EDEM™ software, which implements the discrete element method, modelling and further study of the processes occurring in the roller press’s deformation area were carried out. It was shown that the discrete element...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Physics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,501 Views
26 Pages

16 October 2025

Short-range forces enable peridynamics to simulate impact, yet it demands a computationally expensive contact search and includes no intrinsic damping. A significantly more efficient solution is the coupled dual-horizon peridynamics–discrete el...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers of Computational Modelling and Simulation for Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures)
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  • Open Access
25 Citations
11,903 Views
30 Pages

Torque Analysis of a Gyratory Crusher with the Discrete Element Method

  • Manuel Moncada,
  • Patricio Toledo,
  • Fernando Betancourt and
  • Cristian G. Rodríguez

13 August 2021

Comminution by gyratory crusher is the first stage in the size reduction operation in mineral processing. In the copper industry, these machines are widely utilized, and their reliability has become a relevant aspect. To optimize the design and to im...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Simulation Using the Discrete Element Method (DEM) in the Minerals Industry)
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  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,605 Views
21 Pages

Discrete Element Simulation Modeling Method and Parameters Calibration of Sugarcane Leaves

  • Jiahui Ren,
  • Tao Wu,
  • Wangyujie Mo,
  • Ke Li and ,
  • Ping Hu,
  • Fengying Xu and
  • Qingting Liu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

29 July 2022

Objective The construction method of the discrete element model and the setting of simulation parameters in the strip- and blade-shaped sugarcane leaf are unclear. The simulation model’s accuracy greatly influences the dynamic response characte...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,697 Views
17 Pages

Simulation of Triaxial Tests for Unsaturated Soils under a Tension–Shear State by the Discrete Element Method

  • Guoqing Cai,
  • Jian Li,
  • Shaopeng Liu,
  • Jiguang Li and ,
  • Bowen Han,
  • Xuzhen He and
  • Chenggang Zhao
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

25 July 2022

In this paper, the discrete element method is used to simulate triaxial tests of unsaturated soil under a tension–shear state. A relationship between water content and uniaxial tensile strength with different void ratios is obtained, which is a...

(This article belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,153 Views
17 Pages

Clarifying the maize kernel movement during the crushing process is critical for improving the design and optimization of the impact mill. Rather than through experiments, maize kernel movement can be quantitatively analyzed through the discrete elem...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,452 Views
14 Pages

Calibration of Simulation Parameters for Fresh Tea Leaves Based on the Discrete Element Method

  • Dongdong Li,
  • Rongyang Wang,
  • Yingpeng Zhu,
  • Jianneng Chen and ,
  • Guofeng Zhang and
  • Chuanyu Wu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

To address the problem of a lack of accurate parameters in the discrete element simulation study of the machine-picked fresh tea leaf mechanized-sorting process, this study used machine-picked fresh tea leaves as the research object, established disc...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,559 Views
22 Pages

18 March 2022

The discrete element method (DEM), a discontinuum-based method to simulate the interaction between neighbouring particles of granular materials, suffers from intensive computational workload caused by massive particle numbers, irregular particle shap...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Research in Soil and Rock Behavior for Geotechnical and Geohazard Engineering)
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  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,239 Views
20 Pages

Numerical Comparison of Contact Force Models in the Discrete Element Method

  • Ziwen Li,
  • Xiangyuan Zeng,
  • Tongge Wen and
  • Yonglong Zhang

21 November 2022

The discrete element method (DEM) is usually applied in analyzing the scientifical origin/evolution of the asteroids and the landing/sampling of the regolith. In order to manage the contact between the non-spherical granules, the Polygonal Contact Mo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dynamics and Control Problems on Asteroid Explorations)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,757 Views
18 Pages

Efficient and Accurate Calibration of Discrete Element Method Parameters for Black Beans

  • Xuezhen Wang,
  • Qinghang Zhai,
  • Shihao Zhang,
  • Qianwen Li and
  • Hanmi Zhou

25 November 2024

Discrete element parameters of the black bean (BLB) are key to developing high-performance BLB machineries (e.g., seeders and shellers), which are still lacking in previous literature. In this study, the effects of the radius and lifting speed of cyl...

(This article belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
  • Review
  • Open Access
183 Citations
17,298 Views
51 Pages

Application of the Discrete Element Method for Manufacturing Process Simulation in the Pharmaceutical Industry

  • Su Bin Yeom,
  • Eun-Sol Ha,
  • Min-Soo Kim,
  • Seong Hoon Jeong and ,
  • Sung-Joo Hwang and
  • Du Hyung Choi
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Process simulation using mathematical modeling tools is becoming more common in the pharmaceutical industry. A mechanistic model is a mathematical modeling tool that can enhance process understanding, reduce experimentation cost and improve product q...

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  • Open Access
23 Citations
11,153 Views
34 Pages

Particle–fluid flows are ubiquitous in nature and industry. Understanding the dynamic behaviour of these complex flows becomes a rapidly developing interdisciplinary research focus. In this work, a numerical modelling approach for complex parti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Discrete Multiphysics: Modelling Complex Systems with Particle Methods)
  • Review
  • Open Access
160 Citations
13,999 Views
26 Pages

Applications of Discrete Element Method in the Research of Agricultural Machinery: A Review

  • Hongbo Zhao,
  • Yuxiang Huang,
  • Zhengdao Liu,
  • Wenzheng Liu and
  • Zhiqi Zheng

As a promising and convenient numerical calculation approach, the discrete element method (DEM) has been increasingly adopted in the research of agricultural machinery. DEM is capable of monitoring and recording the dynamic and mechanical behavior of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Agricultural Structures and Mechanization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,342 Views
17 Pages

Parameter Calibration of Cabbages (Brassica oleracea L.) Based on the Discrete Element Method

  • Jinming Zheng,
  • Lin Wang,
  • Xiaochan Wang,
  • Yinyan Shi and
  • Zhenyu Yang

24 February 2023

The discrete element parameters of cabbages (Brassica oleracea L.) were calibrated for the design and parameter optimization of a cabbage harvester. The cabbage model was created based on the study of cabbage material characteristics and the simulati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovations and Practices of Agricultural Green Mechanized Production Technology: Series II)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,771 Views
17 Pages

17 June 2013

In this paper, concepts and methods of hybrid control systems are adopted to establish a hierarchical dynamic automatic voltage control (HD-AVC) system, realizing the dynamic voltage stability of power grids. An HD-AVC system model consisting of thre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,527 Views
13 Pages

Microparameters Calibration for Discrete Element Method Based on Gaussian Processes Response Surface Methodology

  • Zhihao Jin,
  • Weiche Chang,
  • Yuan Li,
  • Kezhong Wang and ,
  • Dongjue Fan and
  • Liang Zhao
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

10 October 2023

Microparameter calibration is an important problem that must be solved in the discrete element method. The Gaussian process (GP) response surface methodology was proposed to calibrate the microparameters based on the Bayesian principle in machine-lea...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Simulation and Application of Process in Deep Mining Engineering and Petroleum Engineering)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,316 Views
16 Pages

A Discrete Element Simulation Method for Self-Healing of Salt Rock Damage

  • Zhuangzhuang He,
  • Yan Qin,
  • Shuangxi Feng,
  • Jiayu Qin and ,
  • Nengxiong Xu and
  • Yuxi Guo
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

17 October 2025

Salt rock, owing to its excellent rheological and self-healing properties, has been widely applied in underground gas storage. However, a numerical method capable of systematically simulating the entire damage–healing process of salt rock is st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,667 Views
13 Pages

31 December 2021

In this research, we investigate the influence of a load-balancing strategy and parametrization on the speed-up of discrete element method simulations using Lethe-DEM. Lethe-DEM is an open-source DEM code which uses a cell-based load-balancing strate...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue DEM Simulations and Modelling of Granular Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,033 Views
22 Pages

17 December 2019

The present work is aimed to investigate the capability of the discrete element method (DEM) to model properly wave propagation in solid materials, with special focus on the determination of elastic properties through wave velocities. Reference micro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multi-scale Modeling of Materials and Structures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,006 Views
19 Pages

1 February 2022

The viscous boundary has a direct influence on the accuracy of structural dynamic response analysis, and the absorbing effect of the viscous boundary is controlled by the adjustment coefficient. Therefore, a calibration model of the viscous boundary&...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Granular Flows Modeling and Simulation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,879 Views
16 Pages

Investigation on Creep Behavior of Aggregates of Loess by a Discrete Element Method

  • Jian-Qiang Sun,
  • Xi-An Li,
  • Mei-Le Bi,
  • Kai-Xuan Zhang and
  • Jing Zhang

18 April 2022

In loess the aggregate is the basic structural unit, and its stability is an important factor affecting the composition, water stability and strength of loess. However, due to the difficulty of sample preparation, few scholars have done independent r...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue DEM Simulations and Modelling of Granular Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,098 Views
13 Pages

Using Discrete Element Method to Analyse the Drop Ball Test

  • Ngonidzashe Chimwani,
  • Murray Mulenga Bwalya and
  • Oliver Shwarzkopf Samukute

21 February 2024

The drop ball test (DBT) is a common quality control procedure used in many grinding media manufacturing units to evaluate the quality of manufactured balls. Whilst DBTs have provided reasonable data over many years, the quantitative comparison of th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Comminution and Comminution Circuits Optimisation, Volume II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,773 Views
17 Pages

25 February 2024

Ice loads are critical forces that impact the structural integrity of offshore equipment in high-latitude sea areas and play a pivotal role in the design of structures in ice-prone regions. The primary objective of this study is to investigate both e...

(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,389 Views
19 Pages

Truss-like Discrete Element Method Applied to Damage Process Simulation in Quasi-Brittle Materials

  • Boris Nahuel Rojo Tanzi,
  • Gabriel Birck,
  • Mario Sobczyk,
  • Ignacio Iturrioz and
  • Giuseppe Lacidogna

20 April 2023

This paper discusses the combined application of the lattice discrete element method (LDEM) and the acoustic emission (AE) technique to analyze damage in quasi-brittle materials. These methods were used to study the damage in a concrete slab under pu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Acoustic Emission Technique: Tests Interpretation and Numerical Simulations)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,951 Views
20 Pages

2 May 2025

With the increasing scale of infrastructure projects in sectors such as hydraulics and transportation, coupled with the widespread adoption of anchorage support technologies, numerous rock slope anchorage systems have been established. This study pro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Insights into Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,328 Views
21 Pages

An Improved Contact Force Model of Polyhedral Elements for the Discrete Element Method

  • Yue Wang,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Mengyang Zhen,
  • Zheng Liu and ,
  • Haowen Zheng,
  • Futian Zhao,
  • Chen Ou and
  • Pengcheng Liu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

29 December 2023

The discrete element method (DEM) serves as a robust tool for simulating the mechanical behavior of granular materials. The accuracy of the DEM simulation is determined by the calculation of contact forces between elements. Compared to spherical elem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,535 Views
14 Pages

8 April 2022

The paper deals with the issue of modelling elastic wave propagation using the discrete element method (DEM). The case of a longitudinal wave in a rod with a circular cross-section was considered. A novel, complex algorithm consisting of the preparat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Testing of Materials and Elements in Civil Engineering (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,841 Views
19 Pages

Wear Analysis of NiTi Sand Screens Using Altair Discrete Element Method

  • Azubuike Hope Amadi,
  • Mysara Mohyaldinn,
  • Abdullah Abduljabbar,
  • Syahrir Ridha and ,
  • Prasad Avilala and
  • Gabriel Tayo Owolabi
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

5 January 2024

This research explores discrete element method analysis to investigate the wear of NiTi Sand Screens in comparison to traditional materials. The study utilized Altair EDEM v2022.2 software and employed Oka and Archard models to simulate the wear beha...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mechanical Behaviour of Advanced Metal and Composite Materials)
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  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,811 Views
17 Pages

Bucket Size Optimization for Metering Device in Garlic Planter Using Discrete Element Method

  • Dongu Im,
  • Ho-Seop Lee,
  • Jae-Hyun Kim,
  • Dong-Joo Moon and ,
  • Tae-Ick Moon,
  • Seung-Hwa Yu and
  • Young-Jun Park
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

In this study, the discrete element method was used to optimize the bucket size for the metering device in a garlic planter for enhancing the productivity of garlic farming according to the garlic size. Statistical information concerning the actual s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Soil Mechanical Systems and Related Farming Machinery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,284 Views
14 Pages

10 September 2021

Strength characteristics of a two-dimensional ice beam were studied using a discrete element method (DEM). The DEM solver was implemented by the open-source discrete element method libraries. Three-point bending and uniaxial compressive tests of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,576 Views
31 Pages

Graph-DEM: A Graph Neural Network Model for Proxy and Acceleration Discrete Element Method

  • Bohao Li,
  • Bowen Du,
  • Kaixin Liu,
  • Ke Cheng and ,
  • Junchen Ye,
  • Jinyan Feng and
  • Xuhao Cui
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

26 September 2025

The discrete element method (DEM) is widely employed in various fields for analyzing rock and soil movement. However, the traditional DEM involves a large number of calculations, which leads to reduced computational efficiency. Deep-learning presents...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
3,692 Views
17 Pages

13 February 2019

In asphalt mixture, aggregates account for up to 90% of the total volume and play an important role in the mechanical characteristics of asphalt mixture. The proportions of fine and coarse aggregates in gradation, as well as the function of aggregate...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,447 Views
30 Pages

5 September 2023

Permeable concrete pavement material has many voids and a good water permeability, which can reduce surface runoff and alleviate the problem of urban water logging. It also has the functions of acting as a supplementary source of groundwater, purifyi...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,082 Views
19 Pages

A Data-Driven Model for Ice-Breaking Resistance of Structure Based on Non-Smooth Discrete Element Method and Artificial Neural Network Method

  • Zhe Sun,
  • Yongjin Qiu,
  • Biye Yang,
  • Zichen Jia and ,
  • Guiyong Zhang and
  • Zhi Zong
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

22 February 2023

In this paper, a data-driven model based on the Non-smooth Discrete Element Method (NDEM) and Artificial Neural Network Method (ANN) is proposed for the computation of the ice-breaking resistance of the structure. The idea of so-called “meta-mo...

(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,186 Views
18 Pages

Concrete-like composites are widely used in the building of civil engineering applications such as houses, dams, and roads. Mesoscale modeling is a powerful tool for the physical and mechanical analysis of concrete-like composites. A novel discrete e...

(This article belongs to the Topic Resilient Civil Infrastructure, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,318 Views
28 Pages

Unlocking the Key to Accelerating Convergence in the Discrete Velocity Method for Flows in the Near Continuous/Continuous Flow Regimes

  • Linchang Han,
  • Liming Yang,
  • Zhihui Li,
  • Jie Wu and ,
  • Yinjie Du and
  • Xiang Shen
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

30 November 2023

How to improve the computational efficiency of flow field simulations around irregular objects in near-continuum and continuum flow regimes has always been a challenge in the aerospace re-entry process. The discrete velocity method (DVM) is a commonl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Kinetic Theory-Based Methods in Fluid Dynamics, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,559 Views
19 Pages

29 March 2023

A hydrological–thermal coupling discrete element model depicting the unidirectional freezing process of unsaturated silty clay was developed in order to investigate the migration law of unfrozen water in unsaturated silty clay under unidirectio...

(This article belongs to the Section Soil and Water)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,837 Views
19 Pages

18 September 2021

The behaviour of dry-joint masonry arch structures is highly nonlinear and discontinuous since they are composed of individual discrete blocks. These structures are vulnerable to seismic excitations. It is difficult for traditional methods like the s...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances on Structural Engineering)

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