Aspherix® Online Course

Flexible Start Date


Course Goals

  • Learning the basics of numerical particle simulations with the "Discrete Element Method" (DEM)
  • Overview of the theory of contact models, timestep restrictions, material calibration, etc.
  • Learn to use Aspherix® via GUI and command line
  • Postprocessing of Aspherix® simulations
  • Usage of functionalities such as coarsegraining, nonspherical particles, 6dof mesh solvers
    one-way coupling with transient flow fields and drag modelling in general
  • Basic material calibration: find correct model parameters for a material
  • Participants learn to extend Aspherix® via the API

Course Content

  • Theory Granular Materials

  • Theory DEM

  • How to access and use AWS Workspaces

  • Structure of a simulation case

  • The effect of Coarsegraining

  • Using a 6dof solver

  • Simulation of nonspherical particles

  • One-way coupling with transient flow fields

  • Aspherix® Solver API

  • Aspherix® Solver loops and variables

  • Bonus: Drag modelling with with Aspherix® and CFDEM®coupling

Course plan

Aspherix® Online Course
Organizational Details
Welcome
Course Overview
Theory of Granular Materials and DEM
Access to Aspherix®
Introduction to Aspherix®
Coarsegraining - Making industrial scale simulations possible
Simulation with 6dof object - Interaction between geometry and particles
Usage of different particle shapes - From spheres to all kinds of nonspherical particles
One-way CFD-DEM coupling with transient fluid field
Aspherix® Solver loops and variables
Aspherix® Solver API
Bonus: Drag Modelling with Aspherix® and CFDEM®coupling
FEM-DEM simulation with Elmer & Aspherix GUI (Linux only)
New & Upcoming Features