Granular flows are mixtures of inelastic grains that are have that highly nonlinear and complex behavior in rough shear cells. We’re trying to understand them for coal, agricultural, and space/lunar applications. DEM work is also done on this project by Prof. M. McCarthy.
PFTL Researcher(s): Venkata Jasti, Dr. Aslam Kabir, Martin Marinack, Jr., Young Choi
Method(s) employed: Cellular automata modeling, explicit FEM modeling, experiments, digital particle tracking velocimetry (DPTV), mechanical characterization, pin-on disk tribometry