Creating Granular Materials Experts by Developing Experimental Calibrations for Computational Methods

Project Information

CALIPER

Grant agreement ID: 812638

DOI

10.3030/812638

Project closed

EC signature date 6 May 2019

Start date 1 September 2019

End date 29 February 2024

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost

€ 3 686 305,32

EU contribution

€ 3 686 305,32

Coordinated by

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Netherlands

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (14)

Experimental data on the role of friction on granular mechanics

•Perform mechanical testing and characterization of granular materials consisting of soft grains (WU)

Softw. and parameters f. fully-resolved grain deformation model

•Develop, validate, and apply a suspension flow simulation tool for fully-resolved grain deformation studies, including calibration (TUGRAZ)

Data on role of shape on fast granular flows of irregular grains

•Design experimental protocols to characterize the behaviour of a model system composed of non-spherical 3D printed grains, performing optical experiments using high-speed imaging. (UTWENTE, WRCP)•Design experimental protocols to execute X-ray micro-tomographic characterization of the microstructure of granular materials and its evolution under mechanical loading. (UGA, UTWENTE)

Doctoral degrees awarded in countries NL, AT, DE, HU

Overview of the PhD theses progress produced in the countries with 4y+ PhD programs, or wherever the theses are ready.

Data on flow properties of slow granular flows of irregular grains

•Design experimental protocols to characterize the behaviour of a model system composed of non-spherical 3D printed grains, performing optical experiments using high-speed imaging. (UTWENTE, WRCP)

Custom code calibration + comparison with LIGGGHTS®

Execute large scale GPUbased simulations of grain flows in silos and inclinations establishing a calibration workflow for each model experiment UNAV

Mechanical tester compatible with common imaging modalities

Develop calibration tools fit for a several imaging modalities

Final International Conference organized

Report on the activities/conclusions from the final Caliper conference

Data on humidity penetration

•Perform humidity penetration studies on savoury powders and micromechanical + imaging studies on glue pellets and mustard seeds (UGA/UNIL)

Report participation in at least 14 outreach events

Report on outreach activities developed in CALIPER among all partners in the first 24 months.

Training material collected and published

Report on methods/content of interdisciplinary training developed in Caliper.

Report participation in at least 14 additional outreach events

Report on the outreach/dissemination activities developed in Caliper in the last 24 months of its activities.

Doctoral degrees awarded in countries FR, ES

Report on the theses produced in countries with 3y Phd programs, or wherever the theses are ready.

Data on mech. + 3D properties of samples

•Design experimental protocols to execute X-ray micro-tomographic characterization of the microstructure of granular materials and its evolution under mechanical loading. (UGA, UTWENTE)•To perform calibration of the model via x-ray imaging technique. Packing structure in experiment and simulation will be compared (UGA)

Open Research Data Pilot (4)

Database with sample tests for calibration

•Perform grain size and shape distribution characterizations, aerosol and suspension characterizations, flowability characterization and develop element tests for industry (UTCOMP)

Data on sticky alignment dynamics in test rig

•Develop calibration tools fit for a several imaging modalities (OVGU)•Achieve microscopic characterization of grains and grain-grain contacts•Design experimental protocols to characterize the behaviour of a model system composed of non-spherical 3D printed grains, performing optical experiments using high-speed imaging. (UTWENTE, WRCP)

Data on flow properties of high density suspensions

•Perform microfluidic experiments of suspension flow systems containing soft grains (ESPCI)

Data repository complete

Overview of all open Caliper data and their location published.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Online Dissemination Channels created

Create websiteyoutube channeltwitter feed LinkedinGroup etc

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (30)

Intermittent flow and transient congestions of soft spheres passing narrow orifices

Author(s): Kirsten Harth, Jing Wang, Tamás Börzsönyi, Ralf Stannarius
Published in: Soft Matter, Issue 16/34, 2020, Page(s) 8013-8023, ISSN 1744-683X
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00938e

Rate dependence in adhesive particle–particle contacts affect ceramic suspension bulk flow behavior

Author(s): Zohreh Farmani; Joshua A. Dijksman
Published in: Powder Technology, Issue 434, 2024, Page(s) 119353, ISSN 0032-5910
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2023.119353

Flow in an hourglass: particle friction and stiffness matter

Author(s): Tivadar Pongó, Viktória Stiga, János Török, Sára Lévay, Balázs Szabó, Ralf Stannarius, Raúl Cruz Hidalgo, Tamás Börzsönyi
Published in: New Journal of Physics, Issue 23/2, 2021, Page(s) 023001, ISSN 1367-2630
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/abddf5

Flow of asymmetric elongated particles

Author(s): Nagy, Viktor; Fan, Bo; Somfai, Ellák; Stannarius, Ralf; Börzsönyi, Tamás
Published in: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, Issue 1, 2023, Page(s) 113201, ISSN 1742-5468
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1742-5468/ad0831

Viscoelastic material properties determine the contact mechanics of hydrogel spheres

Author(s): Shakya, C. Van der Gucht, J. Dijksman, J.A.
Published in: Frontiers in Physics, Issue 12, 2024, Page(s) 1334325, ISSN 2296-424X
Publisher: Froentiers
DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2024.1334325

Heterogeneous swelling of couscous particles exposed to a high relative humidity air, as revealed by TD-NMR and X-ray tomography

Author(s): Ilija Vego; Richard T. Benders; Alessandro Tengattini; Frank J. Vergeldt; Joshua A. Dijksman; John P.M. van Duynhoven
Published in: Food Structure, 2023, ISSN 2213-3291
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foostr.2023.100330

Elongated particles discharged with a conveyor belt in a two-dimensional silo

Author(s): Bo Fan; Iker Zuriguel; Joshua A. Dijksman; Jasper van der Gucht; Tamás Börzsönyi
Published in: Physical Review E, Issue 108, 2023, Page(s) 044902, ISSN 2470-0045
Publisher: American Physical Society
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.108.044902

Continuously heated granular gas of elongated particles

Author(s): Tivadar Pongó, Dmitry Puzyrev, Kirsten Harth, Ralf Stannarius, Raúl Cruz Hidalgo
Published in: EPJ Web of Conferences, Issue 249, 2021, Page(s) 04003, ISSN 2100-014X
Publisher: EDP Sciences
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124904003

Creep Control in Soft Particle Packings

Author(s): Joshua A. Dijksman, Tom Mullin
Published in: Physical Review Letters, Issue 128, 2022, Page(s) 238002, ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher: American Physical Society
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.238002

A combined SPH-DEM approach for extremely deformed granular packings: validation and compression tests

Author(s): Francisco Javier Castro; Stefan Radl
Published in: Computational Particle Mechanics, 2023, ISSN 2196-4386
Publisher: SpringerNature
DOI: 10.1007/s40571-023-00616-8

Particle flow rate in silos under rotational shear

Author(s): D. Hernández-Delfin, T. Pongó, K. To, T. Börzsönyi, R. C. Hidalgo
Published in: Physical Review E, Issue 102/4, 2020, Page(s) 9, ISSN 2470-0045
Publisher: American Physical Society
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.102.042902

The effect of high relative humidity on a network of water-sensitive particles (couscous) as revealed by in situ X-ray tomography

Author(s): Ilija Vego Alessandro Tengattini Edward Andò Nicolas Lenoir Gioacchino Viggiani
Published in: Soft Matter, 2022, ISSN 1744-683X
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00322h

Force on a sphere suspended in flowing granulate

Author(s): Jing Wang; Bo Fan; Tivadar Pongó; Tamás Börzsönyi; Raúl Cruz Hidalgo; Ralf Stannarius
Published in: Physical Review E, Issue 1, 2023, Page(s) 1062901, ISSN 2470-0045
Publisher: American Physical Society
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.108.l062901

Evolution of fabric anisotropy of granular soils: x-ray tomography measurements and theoretical modelling

Author(s): Chao-Fa Zhao, Gustavo Pinzón, Max Wiebicke, Edward Andò, Niels P. Kruyt, Gioacchino Viggiani
Published in: Computers and Geotechnics, Issue 133, 2021, Page(s) 104046, ISSN 0266-352X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2021.104046

Gardner-like crossover from variable to persistent force contacts in granular crystals

Author(s): Lars Kool; Patrick Charbonneau; Karen E. Daniels
Published in: Physical Review E, Issue 106, 2022, Page(s) 054901, ISSN 2470-0045
Publisher: American Physical Society
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.106.054901

spam: Software for Practical Analysis of Materials

Author(s): Olga Stamati, Edward Andò, Emmanuel Roubin, Rémi Cailletaud, Max Wiebicke, Gustavo Pinzon, Cyrille Couture, Ryan Hurley, Robert Caulk, Denis Caillerie, Takashi Matsushima, Pierre Bésuelle, Félix Bertoni, Tom Arnaud, Alejandro Laborin, Riccardo Rorato, Yue Sun, Alessandro Tengattini, Olumide Okubadejo, Jean-Baptiste Colliat, Mohammad Saadatfar, Fernando Garcia, Christos Papazoglou, Ilija Vego,
Published in: Journal of Open Source Software, Issue 5/51, 2020, Page(s) 2286, ISSN 2475-9066
Publisher: Open Journals
DOI: 10.21105/joss.02286

The role of the particle aspect ratio in the discharge of a narrow silo

Author(s): Tivadar Pongó; Bo Fan; Dariel Hernández-Delfin; János Török; Ralf Stannarius; Raúl Cruz Hidalgo; Tamás Börzsönyi
Published in: New Journal of Physics, Issue 24, 2022, Page(s) 103036, ISSN 1367-2630
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ac9923

Silo discharge of mixtures of soft and rigid grains

Author(s): Jing Wang, Bo Fan, Tivadar Pongó, Kirsten Harth, Torsten Trittel, Ralf Stannarius, Maja Illig, Tamás Börzsönyi, Raúl Cruz Hidalgo
Published in: Soft Matter, Issue 17/16, 2021, Page(s) 4282-4295, ISSN 1744-683X
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01887b

X-ray tomographies of a water-sensitive granular material (couscous) exposed to high relative humidity: an experimental study

Author(s): Ilija Vego, Alessandro Tengattini, Edward Andò, Nicolas Lenoir, Gioacchino Viggiani
Published in: EPJ Web of Conferences, Issue 249, 2021, Page(s) 08012, ISSN 2100-014X
Publisher: EDP Sciences
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124908012

Improved evaluation of granular media flows using an X-ray scanning compatible cone-plate setup

Author(s): Zohreh Farmani, Jing Wang, Ralf Stannarius, Martina Bieberle, Frank Barthel, Uwe Hampel, Joshua A. Dijksman
Published in: EPJ Web of Conferences, Issue 249, 2021, Page(s) 03020, ISSN 2100-014X
Publisher: EDP Sciences
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124903020

Transparent experiments: releasing data from mechanical tests on three dimensional hydrogel sphere packings

Author(s): Jonathan Barés, Nicolas Brodu, Hu Zheng, Joshua A. Dijksman
Published in: Granular Matter, Issue 22/1, 2020, ISSN 1434-5021
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-019-0985-4

Secondary flow in ensembles of nonconvex granular particles under shear

Author(s): Mahdieh Mohammadi Dmitry Puzyrev Torsten Trittel Ralf Stannarius
Published in: Physical Review E, Issue 106, 2022, Page(s) 1052901, ISSN 2470-0045
Publisher: American Physical Society
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.106.l052901

Implementation and validation of a bonded particle model to predict rheological properties of viscoelastic materials

Author(s): Michael Mascara; Arno Mayrhofer; Stefan Radl; Christoph Kloss
Published in: Particuology, Issue 89, 2023, Page(s) 198-210, ISSN 1674-2001
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2023.11.001

Characterization of shear zones in soft granular beds by means of a novel magnetic resonance imaging technique

Author(s): Jing Wang Zohreh Farmani Joshua A. Dijksman Cindy Lübeck Oliver Speck Ralf Stannarius
Published in: Granular Matter, Issue 24, 2022, Page(s) 103, ISSN 1434-7636
Publisher: SpringerNature
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-022-01271-1

Discrete element modeling of strongly deformed particles in dense shear flows

Author(s): Nazanin Ghods Payam Poorsolhjouy Marcial Gonzalez Stefan Radl
Published in: Powder Technology, Issue 401, 2022, Page(s) 117288, ISSN 0032-5910
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117288

Contact evolution in granular materials with inherently anisotropic fabric

Author(s): Gustavo Pinzón, Edward Andò, Alessandro Tengattini, Gioacchino Viggiani, Jacques Desrues
Published in: EPJ Web of Conferences, Issue 249, 2021, Page(s) 06015, ISSN 2100-014X
Publisher: EDP Sciences
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124906015

Competing mechanisms of particle shape segregation

Author(s): D. Hernández-Delfin; D. R. Tunuguntla; T. Weinhart; R. C. Hidalgo; A. R. Thornton
Published in: Physical Review E, Issue 106, 2023, Page(s) 054614, ISSN 2470-0045
Publisher: American Physical Society
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2211.13488

Fabric evolution and strain localisation in inherently anisotropic specimens of anisometric particles (lentils) under triaxial compression

Author(s): Gustavo Pinzón; Edward Andò; Jacques Desrues; Gioacchino Viggiani
Published in: Granular Matter, Issue 25, 2023, Page(s) 1637, ISSN 1434-7636
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-022-01305-8

Discharge of elongated grains from silo with rotating bottom

Author(s): Kiwing To, Yi-Kai Mo, Tivadar Pongó, Tamás Börzsönyi
Published in: Physical Review E, Issue 103/6, 2021, Page(s) 062905, ISSN 2470-0045
Publisher: American Physical Society
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.062905

Self-diffusion of spherocylindrical particles flowing under non-uniform shear rate

Author(s): D. Hernández-Delfin T. Weinhart R. C. Hidalgo
Published in: Soft Matter, Issue 18, 2022, Page(s) 3335-3341, ISSN 1744-6848
Publisher: The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01436f

Other (2)

Fabric evolution and strain localisation in inherently anisotropic specimens of anisometric particles under triaxial compresion

Author(s): Pinzón, Gustavo; Andò, Edward; Desrues, Jacques; Viggiani, Gioacchino
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5744160

Effect of Microscopic Properties for Industrial Cohesive Powder

Author(s): Manokaran M. Morgeneyer M. Weiss D.
Published in: preprints.org, Issue 2024030658, 2024
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202403.0658.v1

Thesis and dissertations (1)

Particle flows in silos, significance of particle shape, stiffness and friction

Author(s): Pongó, T. (Tivadar); Cruz-Hidalgo, R. (Raúl)
Published in: instname:Universidad de Navarra, Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: University of Navarra

Conference proceedings (1)

Discharge of soft and hard grains and their mixtures from 2D silos

Author(s): Jing Wang, Kirsten Harth, Ralf Stannarius, Bo Fan and Tamás Börzsönyi
Published in: EPJ Web of Conferences, Issue 249, 2021, Page(s) 03002, ISSN 2100-014X
Publisher: EDP Sciences
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124903002