Publications by the Dry Fluids Group

  1. J. Choi, A. Kudrolli, R. R. Rosales, and M. Z. Bazant, Diffusion and mixing in gravity-driven dense granular flows, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 174301 (2004). [More information]
  2. A. C. Kadak and M. Z. Bazant, Pebble flow experiments for pebble-bed reactors, Proceedings of the Second International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology, Beijing, China (2004). [More information]
  3. J. Choi, A. Kudrolli, and M. Z. Bazant, Velocity profile of granular flows in silos and hoppers, J. Phys. Condensed Matter 17, S2533–S2548 (2005). Invited paper for a special issue on granular materials. [More information]
  4. M. Z. Bazant, The Spot Model for random-packing dynamics, Mechanics of Materials 38, 717–731 (2006). Invited paper for a special issue in honor of Prager Medalist, S. Torquato. [More information]
  5. C. H. Rycroft, M. Z. Bazant, J. W. Landry, and G. S. Grest, Dynamics of random packings in granular flow, Phys. Rev. E 73, 051306 (2006). [More information]
  6. C. H. Rycroft, G. S. Grest, J. W. Landry, and M. Z. Bazant, Analysis of Granular Flow in a Pebble-Bed Nuclear Reactor, Phys. Rev. E 74, 021306 (2006). [More information]
  7. K. Kamrin and M. Z. Bazant, Stochastic flow rule for granular materials, Phys. Rev. E 75, 041301 (2007). [More information]
  8. K. Kamrin, C. H. Rycroft, and M. Z. Bazant, The Stochastic Flow Rule: A Multi-Scale Model for Granular Plasticity, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 15, S449-S464 (2007). [More information]
  9. C. H. Rycroft, K. Kamrin, and M. Z. Bazant, Assessing continuum relationships in simulations of granular flow, J. Mech. Phys. Solids. 57, 828–839 (2009). [More information]
  10. C. H. Rycroft, Y. Wong, and M. Z. Bazant, Fast spot-based multiscale simulations of granular drainage, submitted to Powder Technology. [More information]

PhD Theses

  1. Jaehyuk Choi, Transport-Limited Aggregation and Dense Granular Flow, June 2005. [More information]
  2. Chris H. Rycroft, Multiscale Modeling in Granular Flow, September 2007. [More information]

Technical reports

  1. Jeremie Palacci, Computational Simulations of Granular Materials with Periodic Boundary Conditions using the Spot Model, August 2005. [More information]
  2. Chris H. Rycroft, Parallelizing the Spot Model, Term project for 18.337 Parallel Computing, May 2006. [More information]

Patents

  1. M. Z. Bazant, Guide ring to control granular mixing in a pebble-bed nuclear reactor, US Patent 10/264,098 issued in 2004, filed in 2002. International Patent PCT/US03/31152.
  2. M. Z. Bazant, Bi-disperse pebble-bed nuclear reactor, US Patent Application 10/932,561 filed in 2004.