Multiscale Analysis of Thermomechanical Behaviour of Granular Materials

Project Information

MatheGram

Grant agreement ID: 813202

DOI

10.3030/813202

Project closed

EC signature date 30 August 2018

Start date 1 January 2019

End date 30 June 2023

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost

€ 4 170 178,08

EU contribution

€ 4 170 178,08

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
United Kingdom

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (14)

Report on thermal effect on microstructure change during sintering

Report on thermal effect on microstructure change during capillary driven sintering

Report on modelling heat generation due to chemical reaction
Report on DEM modelling of heat generation induced by biological activity
15 reports on public engagement activity by ESRs
Report on thermal effect on micromechanics of materials
Report on regulating heat transfer using granular layers
Report on DEM modelling of heat transfer and validated against experiment
Report on FEM modelling of heat generation due to deformation
Report on dry powder coating on selected composites at T<120 degrees C

Report on production of thin and smooth films on selected composites at temperatures < 120 °C

Report on constrained sintering using in-situ nCT and DEM

Report on constrained sintering using insitu nCT and DEM

Validated DEM code for modelling heat generation due to friction
Report on thermal effect on flowability of granular materials

Report on thermal effect on flowability of granular materials for additive manufacturing

Report on thermal effect on rheology of granular suspension
Report on identification of optimal manufacturing conditions for SLS

Report on identification of optimal manufacturing conditions and materials for selective laser sintering

Other (5)

7 Network wide training events completed
Publications and newsletters

Publications: 30 peer reviewed publications; 45 technical reports; 15+ international conference presentations, one public engagement video; 15 public engagement reports; 2 position articles; 3 newsletters

2 special interest symposium proceedings
New open access DEM software published
DEM software implemented with all heat generation and transfer models

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

15 public engagement activities completed

15 public engagement activities completed with delivery materials retained for future use

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (19)

Predictions of the P1 approximation for radiative heat transfer in heterogeneous granular media

Author(s): Jelena Mačak, Christoph Goniva, Stefan Radl
Published in: Particuology, Issue January 2023, 2023, ISSN 0346-251x
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2023.01.003

3D analysis of ceramic powder sintering by synchrotron X-ray nano-tomography

Author(s): A M Venkatesh, D Bouvard, P Lhuissier and J Villanova
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue Volume 43, Issue 6, 2023, Page(s) 2553-2563, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.12.065

Multiscale modelling of flow, heat transfer and swelling during thermo-mechanical treatment of starch suspensions

Author(s): Arnesh Palanisamy,Marco Ramaioli,Paul Menut,Artemio Plana-Fattori,Denis Flick
Published in: Food Structure, Issue Vol 29, 2021, ISSN 2213-3291
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foostr.2021.100211

Heat generation during oblique particle impact

Author(s): F. Kisuka, C. Hare and C. Wu
Published in: Powder Technology, Issue Volume 422, 15 May 2023, 2023, Page(s) 118481, ISSN 0032-5910
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118481

Review on modeling techniques for powder bed fusion processes based on physical principles

Author(s): Balaji Soundararajan, Daniele Sofia, Diego Barletta, Massimo Poletto
Published in: Additive Manufacturing, Issue 47, 2021, Page(s) 102336, ISSN 2214-8604
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.addma.2021.102336

Exploiting DEM to Link Thermal Conduction and Elastic Stiffness in Granular Materials

Author(s): Morimoto, T, O'Sullivan, C, Taborda, D
Published in: Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Issue issue 2 vol 148, 2021, ISSN 0733-9399
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)em.1943-7889.0002054

Dataset of the temperature rise during granular flows in a rotating drum

Author(s): R. Rangel, F. Kisuka, C. Hare, V. Vivacqua, A. Franci, E. Oñate and C. Wu
Published in: Data in Brief, Issue Volume 48, June 2023, 2023, Page(s) 109282, ISSN 2352-3409
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109282

Regimes of subsonic compressible flow in gas-particle systems

Author(s): Jelena Mačak, Christoph Goniva, Stefan Radl
Published in: Powder Technology, Issue 394, 2021, Page(s) 44-61, ISSN 0032-5910
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2021.08.017

Grain growth in sintering: A discrete element model on large packings

Author(s): Brayan Paredes-Goyes, David Jauffres, Jean-Michel Missiaen, Christophe L. Martin
Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 218, 2021, Page(s) 117182, ISSN 1359-6454
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117182

Experimental investigation of heat generation during granular flow in a rotating drum using infrared thermography

Author(s): R. Rangel, F. Kisuka, C. Hare, V. Vivacqua, A. Franci, E. Oñate and C. Wu
Published in: Powder Technology, Issue Volume 426, 1 August 2023, 2023, Page(s) 118619, ISSN 0032-5910
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118619

The Set Up of an Experimental Testing Rig to Measure Time and Space Temperature Profiles in Laser Sintering of Polymeric Powders

Author(s): Balaji Soundararajan, Daniele Sofiaa, Diego Barletta, Massimo Poletto
Published in: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TRANSACTIONS, Issue VOL. 86, 2021, ISSN 2283-9216
Publisher: The Italian Association of Chemical Engineering
DOI: 10.3303/cet2186131

Critical appraisal of pore network models to simulate fluid flow through assemblies of spherical particles

Author(s): T Morimoto, B. Zhao D. M.G.Taborda and C O'Sullivan
Published in: Computers and Geotechnics, Issue 150, 2022, Page(s) 104900, ISSN 0266-352X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2022.104900

Capturing particle-fluid heat transfer in thermo-hydro-mechanical analyses using DEM coupled with a pore network model

Author(s): T. Morimoto, C. O'Sullivan and D. Taborda
Published in: Powder Technology, Issue Volume 429, 1 November 2023, 2023, Page(s) 118944, ISSN 0032-5910
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118944

DEM analysis of swelling behaviour in granular media

Author(s): D Braile, C Hare, and C Wu
Published in: Advanced Powder Technology, Issue Volume 33, Issue 11, 103806, 2022, ISSN 0921-8831
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2022.103806

Flow behaviour of zeolite powders at high process temperatures

Author(s): S Z Ajabshir, C Gucuyener, V Vivacqua, D Gobby, H Stitt, D Barletta and M Poletto
Published in: Powder Technology, Issue Volume 409, 2022, Page(s) 117818, ISSN 0032-5910
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117818

Determination of the mechanical properties of gelatinized starch granule from bulk suspension characterization

Author(s): Arnesh Palanisamy, Gabrielle Moulin, Marco Ramaioli, Artemio Plana-Fattori, Denis Flick & Paul Menut
Published in: Rheologica Acta, 2022, ISSN 0035-4511
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-022-01325-4

Two-step sintering of alumina nano-powders: A discrete element study

Author(s): B. Paredes-Goyes, A. M. Venkatesh, D. Jauffres and C. L. Martin
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue Volume 43, Issue 2, 2023, Page(s) 501-509, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.10.001

Kinetic modelling of individual starch granules swelling

Author(s): Arnesh Palanisamy, François Deslandes, Marco Ramaioli, Paul Menut, Artemio Plana-Fattori, Denis Flick
Published in: Food Structure, Issue 26, 2020, Page(s) 100150, ISSN 2213-3291
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foostr.2020.100150

Experimental metrics of the powder layer quality in the selective laser sintering process

Author(s): Lupo, Marco; Zinatlou Ajabshir, Sina; Sofia, Daniele; Barletta, Diego; Poletto, Massimo
Published in: Powder Technology, Issue 1, 2023, Page(s) 118346, ISSN 0032-5910
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118346

Conference proceedings (8)

A systematic approach for conducting and interpreting hydraulic conductivity tests on granular soils under non-isothermal conditions

Author(s): M S Bortolotto, D Taborda, and C O'Sullivan
Published in: Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, 2023
Publisher: ISSMGE

Thermal effects on the hydraulic conductivity of a granular geomaterial

Author(s): M S Bortolotto, D M G Taborda, and C O’Sullivan
Published in: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Issue Vol 2, General, 2022
Publisher: ICSMGE

Experimental and numerical study of heat generation by energy dissipation in a rotating drum filled with particulate material

Author(s): R.L. Rangel, F. Kisuka, C.Y. Wu, C. O’Sullivan, A. Franci and E. Oñate
Published in: Proceedings of the XLIII Ibero-Latin-American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering, Issue n. 10659, 2022
Publisher: CILAMCE, ABMEC

Friction-induced heat generation between two particles

Author(s): Francisco Kisuka1, Chuan-Yu Wu1, and Colin Hare
Published in: Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Issue Volume 249, 2021, 2021
Publisher: EPJ-WoC
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124905007

TRANSIENT DEM SIMULATION OF STARCH GRANULE SUSPENSION UNDERGOING THERMAL TREATMENT

Author(s): A. Palanisamy, A. Plana-Fattori, P. Menut, M. Ramaioli, D. Flick
Published in: Proceedings of 11th FOODSIM'2020 Conference, Issue September 6-10, 2020, 2020
Publisher: EUROSIS-ETI

DEM modelling of swelling of grains

Author(s): Domenica Braile, Colin Hare and Chuan-Yu Wu
Published in: Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Issue Volume 249, 2021, 2021
Publisher: EPJ Web Conf.
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124914011

Thermo-mechanical analysis of continuous and discrete media with PFEM and DEM

Author(s): R.L. Rangel, A. Franci, A. Cornejo, E. Oñate and F. Zárate
Published in: Proceedings of the joint CILAMCE-PANACM 2021, Issue n. 9552, 2021
Publisher: ABMEC/IACM

Analytical and DEM studies of thermal stress in granular materials

Author(s): Tokio Morimoto, Catherine O’Sullivan and David M. G. Taborda
Published in: Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Issue Vol 249, 2021, ISSN 2100-014X
Publisher: EDP Sciences
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124914018