Aspherix® Online Course

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