
The following images illustrate a selection of recent research and teaching activities of members of the CGD Group.
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DEM simulation of particle size segregation (the Brazil Nut Effect).
Joanna Hargell & Kristan Staffas, SGM semester project* |
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DEM simulation of magnetic drug targeting in a blood vessel.
Audrey Wesoly, SGM semester project |
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360o animation of the transport of N2 in a chemistry lab.
Albert Taureg, SGM semester project* |
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Use of an Xbox controller to interactively manipulate screen content.
Valentin Rochat, CSE minor project |
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Advanced visualization techniques are used to aid the understanding of numerical simulation results, e.g. photorealism, stereoscopy, 360o and virtual reality images/animations.
Mark Sawley |
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Photorealistic rendering of a DEM simulation of the multi-body interaction of petanque balls on a gravel surface.
Mark Sawley with visualization by Olivier Amrein*
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CFD simulation of the air flow in the outer wall region of a pin mill.
Briac Barthes, SGM Master project*
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Coupled CFD-DEM simulation of beads and water in a 2D crossection of a stirred media mill.
Thomas Crevoisier & Mark Sawley
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DEM simulation of the motion of steel balls and crushable material in a planetary ball mill.
David Geissbühler & Mark Sawley |
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CFD simulation of the noise spectrum generated by a cooling unit for a traction transformer.
Cameron Dowd, SGM Semester project |
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CFD simulation of the flow in a cooling unit for a traction transformer.
Stéphane Lévy, SGM Master project* |
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CFD simulation of the pressure field for transonic flow around a launch fairing.
Mike Kalomeni, SGM Master project* |
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CFD simulation illustrating the recirculation region in a blood centrfuge device.
Alain Schenkel, Michel Deville, Mark Sawley, Pascal Hagmann* & Jean-Daniel Rochat* |
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DEM simulation of the filling of a blast furnace using rotating chutes with/without internal support plates.
Mark Sawley, Sami-Alex Zaïmi* & Dominique Sert* |
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DEM simulation of the drilling of an agglomerate material.
Lukas Binggeli & Mark Sawley |
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Advanced visualization of large DEM datasets
Mark Sawley, John Biddiscombe* & Jean Favre* |