Particle scale study on the crystallization of mono-sized cylindrical particles subject to vibration

• Published in: Powder technology Vol. 352; pp. 470 - 477
• Main Authors: Qian, Quan, An, Xizhong, Zhao, Haiyang, Dong, Kejun, Wu, Yongli, Fu, Haitao, Zhang, Hao, Yang, Xiaohong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 15.06.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Aspect ratio; Containers; Coordination numbers; Crystallization; Cylindrical particle packing; Discrete element method; Entropy; Mechanical vibration; Mechanism; Nucleation; Ordering or crystallization; Packing density; Parameters; powders; Self-assembly; temperature; Vibration; Cylindrical particle packing; Discrete element method; Mechanical vibration; Ordering or crystallization; Mechanism

In this paper, the transition from random to ordered packings of mono-sized cylindrical particles under 3D mechanical vibration was simulated by discrete element method (DEM). The effects of particle aspect ratio, size of the particulate system and container wall on the granular crystallization were...