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Particle tracking velocimetry in 3D is becoming an increasingly important imaging tool in the study of fluid dynamics, combustion as well as plasmas. We introduce a dynamic discrete tomography algorithm for reconstructing particle…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-01-23 Andreas Alpers , Peter Gritzmann , Dmitry Moseev , Mirko Salewski

In this work, merging ideas from compatible discretisations and polyhedral methods, we construct novel fully discrete polynomial de Rham sequences of arbitrary degree on polygons and polyhedra. The spaces and operators that appear in these…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-18 Daniele A. Di Pietro , Jérôme Droniou , Francesca Rapetti

We present a high-fidelity three dimensional computational framework for simulating the bulk mechanical behavior of granular aggregates composed of deformable brittle grains. Departing from classical discrete element methods (DEM), our…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-07-16 Debdeep Bhattacharya , Davood Damircheli , Robert P. Lipton

Three-dimensional nanoarchitectures are widely used across various areas of physics, including spintronics, photonics, and superconductivity. In this regard, thin curved 3D membranes are especially interesting for applications in nano- and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-12-23 Igor Bogush , Vladimir M. Fomin , Oleksandr V. Dobrovolskiy

Solving partial differential equations (PDEs) on fine spatio-temporal scales for high-fidelity solutions is critical for numerous scientific breakthroughs. Yet, this process can be prohibitively expensive, owing to the inherent complexities…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-04-09 Yulong Lu , Wuzhe Xu

We describe a new approach to fit the polyhedron describing a 3D building model to the point cloud of a Digital Elevation Model (DEM). We introduce a new kinetic framework that hides to its user the combinatorial complexity of determining…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2008-12-18 Mathieu Brédif , Dider Boldo , Marc Pierrot-Deseilligny , Henri Maître

We develop a Discrete Element Method (DEM) for elastodynamics using polyhedral elements. We show that for a given choice of forces and torques, we recover the equations of linear elastodynamics in small deformations. Furthermore, the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-12-01 Laurent Monasse , Christian Mariotti

This paper presents an improved immersed moving boundary model (IBM) for solving complex fluid-particle interactions in a coupled lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) and an adhesive discrete element method (DEM), using the "partially saturated…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2020-10-21 Wenwei Liu , Chuan-Yu Wu

Molecular dynamics (MD) has long been the de facto choice for simulating complex atomistic systems from first principles. Recently deep learning models become a popular way to accelerate MD. Notwithstanding, existing models depend on…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-01-10 Fang Wu , Stan Z. Li

We develop a computational method based on Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD) that introduces solvent hydrodynamic interactions to coarse-grained models of solutes, such as ions, molecules, or polymers. DPD-solvent (DPDS) is a fully…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-05-24 Tine Curk

A simple position-dependent body force-based confinement for simulating triaxial tests using the Discrete Element Method is presented. The said method is used to perform triaxial simulations on mono-disperse and segregated assemblies of…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-05-27 Venkata Rama Manoj Pola , Ratna Kumar Annabattula

Free surface and granular fluid mechanics problems combine the challenges of fluid dynamics with aspects of granular behaviour. This type of problem is particularly relevant in contexts such as the flow of sediments in rivers, the movement…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-01-07 Thomas Leyssens , Michel Henry , Jonathan Lambrechts , Vincent Legat , Jean-François Remacle

Identifying from observation data the governing differential equations of a physical dynamics is a key challenge in machine learning. Although approaches based on SINDy have shown great promise in this area, they still fail to address a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-22 Fayad Ali Banna , Antoine Caradot , Eduardo Brandao , Jean-Philippe Colombier , Rémi Emonet , Marc Sebban

We present an algorithm for the numerical solution of the equations governing combustion in porous inert media. The discretization of the flow problem is performed by the mixed finite element method, the transport problems are discretized…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-09-01 Peter Knabner , Gerhard Summ

A numerical model able to simulate the grain breakage with the discrete element method, using the "Non-Smooth Contact Dynamics" is presented. The model reproduces 3D grains having complex shapes and is tested in single grain and in…

Classical Physics · Physics 2022-03-28 François Nader , Claire Silvani , Irini Djeran-Maigre

We propose an efficient method to build a simple discrete element model (DEM) that accurately simulates the oscillation of a continuum beam. The DEM is based on the Timoshenko beam theory of slender cylindrical members and their…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-09-22 Yeongtae Jang , Eunho Kim , Jinkyu Yang , Junsuk Rho

Discrete particle simulations have become the standard in science and industrial applications exploring the properties of particulate systems. Most of such simulations rely on the concept of interacting spherical particles to describe the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-11-01 Igor Ostanin , Vasileios Angelidakis , Timo Plath , Sahar Pourandi , Anthony Thornton , Thomas Weinhart

The potential energy formulation and deep learning are merged to solve partial differential equations governing the deformation in hyperelastic and viscoelastic materials. The presented deep energy method (DEM) is self-contained and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-05 Diab W. Abueidda , Seid Koric , Rashid Abu Al-Rub , Corey M. Parrott , Kai A. James , Nahil A. Sobh

The present article proposes a partitioned Dirichlet-Neumann algorithm, that allows to address unique challenges arising from a novel mixed-dimensional coupling of very slender fibers embedded in fluid flow using a regularized mortar-type…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-12-04 Nora Hagmeyer , Matthias Mayr , Alexander Popp

We present a simulation scheme for discrete-velocity gases based on {\em local thermodynamic equilibrium}. Exploiting the kinetic nature of discrete-velocity gases, in that context, results in a natural splitting of fluxes, and the…

comp-gas · Physics 2008-02-03 Balu Nadiga , Dale Pullin