LAPSE:2021.0490
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LAPSE:2021.0490
Modeling of Transport of Loose Products with the Use of the Non-Grid Method of Discrete Elements (DEM)
Dariusz Kryszak, Adrian Bartoszewicz, Szymon Szufa, Piotr Piersa, Andrzej Obraniak, Tomasz P. Olejnik
June 2, 2021
The application of the Discrete Element Method (DEM) allows simulating the movement of a particle of any shape in a conveyor. The DEM method uses the assumptions of the Lagrange calculation model, in which each particle in the domain is tracked individually. It makes it possible to conduct a thorough examination of the behavior of the entire bulk material bed consisting of a set of elements with characteristic physicochemical properties. Therefore, the deposit is not considered according to averages and constants, e.g., strength values, but as a set of elements that can be described individually. The article presents the results of a simulation, with the use of the Discrete Elements Method (DEM), of the process of soft fruit transport in the food industry. The results of the research and exemplary simulations of blueberry fruit transport are presented. The influence of the type of a transport device on the values of normal and tangential forces occurring between the blueberry fruit and structural elements of the transport device, as well as the interaction between the fruits, were modeled. In addition, based on the amount of energy absorbed by each fruit due to collisions, the analysis of the energy spectrum of collisions of particles was carried out to determine the likelihood of damage to the fruit in transport and to identify the phenomena that favor it.
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DEM, food processing industry, Modelling, transport of raw materials
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Kryszak D, Bartoszewicz A, Szufa S, Piersa P, Obraniak A, Olejnik TP. Modeling of Transport of Loose Products with the Use of the Non-Grid Method of Discrete Elements (DEM). (2021). LAPSE:2021.0490
Author Affiliations
Kryszak D: Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 171/173, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Bartoszewicz A: MESco Sp. z o.o., Aleja Legionów 4, 41-902 Bytom, Poland
Szufa S: Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland [ORCID]
Piersa P: Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Obraniak A: Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Olejnik TP: Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 171/173, 90-924 Lodz, Poland [ORCID]
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Processes
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8
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11
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E1489
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2020
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2020-11-18
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2227-9717
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