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DEMPack Mill 2D Simulation Guide

This tutorial provides instructions for simulating a milling process using discrete element modeling. It details how to set up the geometry, materials, mesh, boundary conditions, and other parameters needed for the simulation. The key steps covered are importing the geometry, defining layers for different parts, assigning element types and meshes, specifying material properties, applying constraints and loads, generating the mesh, and controlling the simulation output and results. The overall goal is to demonstrate how to model granular material flow and impacts using DEMPack's discrete element modeling capabilities.

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DEMPack Mill 2D Simulation Guide

This tutorial provides instructions for simulating a milling process using discrete element modeling. It details how to set up the geometry, materials, mesh, boundary conditions, and other parameters needed for the simulation. The key steps covered are importing the geometry, defining layers for different parts, assigning element types and meshes, specifying material properties, applying constraints and loads, generating the mesh, and controlling the simulation output and results. The overall goal is to demonstrate how to model granular material flow and impacts using DEMPack's discrete element modeling capabilities.

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D

Mill

This tutorial details the simulation of a process with granular non-cohesive material, concretely a Mill, using a simplified geometry and mesh. Advanced and specific aspects should be clarified during training seminars using the present document as reference. Important aspects: - Wizard Interface - Element Types
- Mesh Properties - Kinematic Conditions - Contacts - Mesh Generation - Output - Running the Simulation - Results

Tutorial 1: Mill 2D

Previous GiD commands: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. New GiD project Open GiD project Save GiD project GiD preferences Zoom in Zoom out Zoom frame Redraw Rotate trackball Pan dynamic

Basic GiD colours criterion: Points: Black Lines: Blue Surfaces: Purple Volumes: Cyan Nodes: Black Elements: Green

Attention: To accept the conditions assigned the user has to push the Esc button of the keyboard

General Preferences

Graphical Preferences

Meshing Preferences

Tutorial 1: Mill 2D

Access to the wizard menu: 1. Open GiD 10 2. Select the desired DEMPack problem type 3. Select the case to simulate. 4. Select the dimension1. 5. Begin the problem simulation.

Notes: 1. Rock Cutting Disc an Pick are only available in 3D 2. Once inside the wizard interface, there is a menu access available 3. Help button gives access to DEMPack User Manual

Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Geometry: Basic Available Tools Normals Control Basic tools to create the geometry1,2.

Points Lines3 Surfaces4

Lifter detail

Notes: 1. To create more complex geometries use the GiD geometry toolbar 2. The geometry can be imported from CAD formats accepted by GiD (IGES, DXF) 3. To create the lines, two points are needed 4. To create the surfaces, a closed line contour is needed 5. All normals should point to DEM material
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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Problem Data: General Problem Data Assign

File text associated to the GiD model

Notes: 1. The Problem Dimension is fixed. It has been defined by the user before 2. The DOF selection modifies other steps of the wizard interface. See Kinematics, Loads 3. This is the final simulation time 4. The user can define the Time Step, but the Automatic option is recommended

Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Layers: Available Options

Notes: Create a new layer Create a new folder with one layer inside Delete the selected layers Send entities to selected layer Color of the layer Activate / Desactivate layer. It shows the layer entities Freeze / Unfreeze layer. It doesnt allow to modify the entities frozen

Four different layers have been created: MillCenter: contains the central point of the mill GranularMaterial: contains sand and grinding elements Mill: contains the mill surface/volume OuterCrown: contains the outer part of the mill IMPORTANT: Write the names of layers, curves, materials, and such without spaces, in order to assure a proper functioning of the program.

Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Element Types:Discrete, Finite Elements and Rigid Walls Assignation

Mill

Granular Material 1
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Granular Material 3 Notes: 1. Discrete elements: Granular Material and Grinding Elements 2. Finite elements Triangle: Mill 3. If Mill is non deformable, Rigid Walls must be assigned

Granular Material 2

Grinding Elements

Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Curves: Loads and Velocities Curves Definition

Lineal

Sinoidal

Notes: 1. There are three different kinds of curves 2. The user can add pairs of Time-Value points or copy the columns from an external file 3. These curves are used for the velocities and loads description By Points

Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Mesh Properties: DEM and FEM meshes Assignation

Notes: 1. Assign DEM to Granular Material and Grinding Elements 2. Assign FEM to Mill 3. This table is automatically assigned and shows the Mesh Type and which Layers have that Mesh Type

Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Materials: DEM Materials Assignation

GranularMaterial

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Materials: DEM Materials Assignation

GrindingMaterial

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Materials: DEM Materials Assignation

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Materials: Draw Assigned Materials

Notes: 1. To Draw all the model materials in colors, the user has to open the materials definition window 2. The user can Edit and Delete materials using the appropriate buttons.

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Kinematics Conditions: DOF Restrictions Assignment

Notes: 1. In 2D, the Fixed DOF condition can be assigned to Points, Lines or Surfaces 2. The condition is assigned to the Mill Central node. The rest of the Mill will be defined as Slave 3. There is no DEM Fixed DOF in this model 4. There is no Initial Conditions in this model

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Kinematics Conditions: Master Node and Rotation Movement Assignment

Notes: 1. The condition is assigned to the Mill Centre 2. There is not any DEM Prescribed Velocity in this model

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Kinematics Conditions: Master Node Assignment

Notes: 1. This is not an assignation button, it only selects the Master node. To assign the condition the user has to push the Assign button 2. There are available all the model layers, select OuterCrown layer to properly define condition.

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Contacts: Creation and Parameters Assignment

Notes: 1. Name of the contact automatically defined with the form: MasterLayer-SlaveLayer 2. Bounding box is automatically defined, but can be modified by the user 3. Allows the used to to Delete and Edit a pair of contact NOTE: Layer names must NOT have any space in order to guarantee a proper assignation of the problem data.
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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Loads: Gravity and External Loads Assign

Gravity Direction

Notes: 1. This model has no External Loads

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Damping: Mode Selection and Assign

Notes: 1. The damping force is proportional to the acceleration. 2. The user can find detailed description of the parameters is shown in DEMPack User Manual

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Mesh Generation: DEM Parameters Mesher and FEM Assign Sizes
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Notes: 1. The Sphere mesher options parameters could vary depending on the model requests 2. This is the desired FEM size 3. To really assign the element size the user has to select Esc and then push the Close button of the window

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Mesh Generation: DEM Assign Sizes

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Notes: 1. The user has to define the diameter of the circles in each DEM mesh 2. The assignment procedure is the same as in definition of FEM element size

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Mesh Generation: View Mesh Options

Notes: 1. This value is only useful for the surfaces with no previous element size assignment

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Mesh Quality Options

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D PostProcess Options

Notes: 1. This is the interval time between two simulation results. This time must be proportionally to the final time 2. This is the total number of simulation results in the simulation 3. The Displacement Output is always selected 4. The other Outputs selected will be shown in the simulation postprocess

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Tutorial 1: Mill 2D Calculate: Process Info and Results Control

Notes: 1. Before Calculate the model the user should save it 2. During the model calculation the user can see the results through the postprocess button

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