Numerical Simulation of Particle Flow Motion in a Two-Dimensional Modular Pebble-Bed Reactor with Discrete Element Method

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="458190.fig.002a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2013/458190/figures/458190.fig.002a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Particle contact model</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="458190.fig.002b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2013/458190/figures/458190.fig.002b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Soft sphere model of particle collision</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Models of contact force in soft sphere approach.</table>

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Figure 2: Numerical Simulation of Particle Flow Motion in a Two-Dimensional Modular Pebble-Bed Reactor with Discrete Element Method 