IV International Conference on Particle-Based Methods: fundamentals and applications (PARTICLES 2015) Barcelona, 28-30 September, 2015
Proceedings of the IV International Conference on Particle-Based Methods - Fundamentals and Applications
Held in Barcelona, Spain, 28-30 September 2015
A publication of:
International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) Barcelona, Spain
E. Oñate, M. Bischoff, D.R.J. Owen, P. Wriggers and T. Zohdi (Eds.)
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Regular or random: a discussion on SPH initial particle distribution
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Open AccessSmoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) has been used to model a variety of objects and for a number of applications in engineering and science. These have ranged from astrophysicstofluidandsolidmechanicsproblems. ... -
Vertical natural modes of the gravel aggregate in the ballasted railway track
(2015)
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Open AccessThis research investigates the natural vibration characteristics of the ballast layer by using field measurement, full-scale experiments and large-scale finite element analysis. The results indicate that the natural frequency ... -
On some drawbacks and possible improvements of a lagrangian finite element approach for simulating incompressible flows
(2015)
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Open AccessIn this paper a Lagrangian finite element approach for the simulation of incompressible flows is presented, based on the so-called Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM). The spatial discretization and the definition of the ... -
Numerical simulation of penetration problems in geotechnical engineering with the particle finite element method (PFEM)
(2015)
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Open AccessThis paper highlights a computational framework for the numerical analysis of saturated soil-structure interaction problems. The variational equations of linear momentum and mass balance are obtained for the large deformation ... -
Numerical modeling of metal cutting processes using the particle finite element method (PFEM) and a physically based plasticity model
(2015)
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Open AccessMetal cutting is one of the most common metal shaping processes. Specified geometrical and surface properties are obtained by break-up of material and removal by a cutting edge into a chip. The chip formation is associated ... -
Vortex particle method for aerodynamic analysis: parallel scalability and efficiency
(2015)
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Open AccessThis paper presents an analysis of the scalability and efficiency of a simulation framework based on the Vortex Particle Method (VPM). The code is applied for the numerical aerodynamic analysis of line-like structures. The ... -
Modeling of elasto-plastic behaviour of granular materials using multi-particle finite element simulations
(2015)
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Open AccessThe method of multi-particle finite element involving assemblies of meshed particles interacting through finite-element contact conditions is adopted to study the plastic flow of a granular material with highly deformable ... -
A master equation for force distributions in polydisperse frictional particles
(2015)
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Open AccessAn incremental evolution equation, i.e. a Master equation in statistical mechanics, is introduced for force distributions in polydisperse frictional particle packings. As basic ingredients of the Master equation, the ... -
The aerodynamics of a jet of particles in a channel
(2015)
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Open AccessThe main cause for dust discharge is ejection, i.e. formation of directional air flows in a stream of a bulk material due to the dynamic interaction of bombarding particles with air. Discovery of induced air flow occurrence ... -
Particle tracking numerical methods for nanoparticle transport in heterogeneous porous media
(2015)
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Open AccessA single-phase flow, lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is utilized with a Lagrangian particle tracking (LPT) method for the simulation of flow and transport of nanoparticles in a porous medium. The 3D pore matrix is obtained ... -
Particle contact laws and their properties for simulation of fluid-sediment interaction with coupled SPH-DEM model
(2015)
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Open AccessThe transport of sediment due to the interaction of fluid and solids is a prevalent geophysical process. The detailed modelling of the interaction between the fluid and the sediment particles is still a challenging task. ... -
Numerical simulation of water and water emulsion droplets evaporation in flames with different temperatures
(2015)
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Open AccessThe models of heat and mass transfer and phase transition for “water droplet – flame” system have been developed using non-stationary nonlinear partial differential equations. The system of differential equations was solved ...