Applications of DEM particle breakage models in mineral industrial

Year 2023, Volume: 62 Issue: 4, 183 - 190, 12.02.2024

Sevgi Karaca , Ali Uçar

https://doi.org/10.30797/madencilik.1408587

Abstract

Modeling processes are carried out in the mineral industry as well as in many areas depending on the development of computer technologies and software. Discrete Element Method (DEM) is used in modeling studies to explain the interaction of particles with other particles and communication equipment. The DEM provides the capability to simulate the movement of the granular media in a series of computational processes of each individual particle that consists of the granular media. It is becoming increasingly widely used to predict energy consumption, wear, particle breakage and particle size distribution in crushing and grinding processes that can be described in terms of granular materials using DEM. The selection of particle breakage models used by commercial software for modeling DEM particle breakage is important. In this study, it is summarized the studies have been carried out to understand the performance of particle breakage methods, which are Bonded Particle Model (BPM), Fast Breakage Model (FBM) and Particle Replacement Model (PRM), in the modeling of comminution equipment. In addition, the relationship between particle and breakage energies and theory of applied forces are described in detail for three breakage models existing in commercial DEM simulators.

Keywords

Bonded Particle Model, DEM, Discrete Element Method, Particle Breakage, Particle Replacement Method

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