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Wilbert de Kluijver

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The design of machinery for handling granular materials relies mainly on empirical methods and in-house engineering knowledge. This traditional approach provides incremental improvements that are often limited. Advancements in simulation and optimization can offer a promising alt ...

A validated co-simulation of grab and moist iron ore cargo

Replicating the cohesive and stress-history dependent behaviour of bulk solids

The traditional design approach of grabs and other bulk handling equipment consists of manufacturing and testing physical prototypes. A novel design approach is to use a co-simulation of MultiBody Dynamics (MBD) and Discrete Element Method (DEM), in which the virtual prototype of ...
This paper describes the DEM simulation supported design approach leading to a breakthrough in grab design. More specifically it aims to demonstrate the full design cycle including evaluation of the grab prototype on full-scale in realistic operational conditions and comparison w ...