Speed-up of computing time for numerical analysis of particle charging process by using discrete element method

The objective of this paper is to improve the computing time for numerical analysis of particle charging process by using discrete element method. The rule for ignoring the calculations of contact forces and updating trajectories of unmoved particles were discussed. When the relative displacement of a particle within certain calculation steps became less than 0.1% of particle radius, this particle was determined to be unmoved and the calculations of this particle were ignored. The computing time was improved significantly when this new method was used, and its calculation speed was more than two times faster than that of original. It was found that this speed-up method is more useful for the cases that the particle becomes unmoved in short time or the height of charged bed is large. The simulation of charging process in an industrial-scale surge hopper was studied by using new method, the calculation speed became 2.88 times faster than that of original, and the quite similar particle size segregation between original and new methods was given. This new method for speed-up of the charging process in DEM is very useful, and the charging processes of the industrial scale storages can be simulated by using this method.

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