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In this MOOC, both fundamentals and more advanced topics related to the DEM are covered. The ultimate goal is to provide the mathematical foundation and software skills to correctly setup and interpret a DEM-based simulation. For this purpose, a number of calculations, as well as simulation examples will be discussed.

The course is divided into seven units that are grouped as follows:

• Introduction (unit 1)
• Part 1: DEM Fundamentals
  Theoretical Foundations of the DEM (Unit 2)
  Force Model Closures – Essentials (Unit 3)
  Practical Aspects when using the DEM (Unit 4)
• Part 2: DEM Advanced Topics
  Force Model Closures – Advanced (Unit 5)
  Calibration, Verification and Validation (Unit 6)
  Modeling Non-spherical Particles (Unit 7)

Oppimistavoitteet

After attending this MOOC, the participants should be able to...

• ... configure and run a DEM simulator
• ... postprocess and interpret results from a DEM simulation

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The MOOC assumes only some basic knowledge of mechanics and mathematics. Specifically, this includes:

• Newton’s laws of (translational) motion
• Basic vector operations (addition, various forms of vector multiplication)

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Each unit is structured as follows:

• an introductional video lays the foundations of each unit.
• one or more videos with interactive questions form the core of each teaching unit
• these videos are followed by self-assessment quizes to check the knowledge gained. In order to obtain the MOOC certificate, at least 75% of the points must be achieved in each of these quizzes.

Hand outs (PDFs) are provided to help the students in taking notes, as well as to underline key learning concepts.

For the particularly motivated, we offer additional material: For example, these are more complex questoins and calculations, or larger simulation examples. Worked out examples of this additional material can be handed in to collect the credits for the accompanying TU Graz course of Prof. Radl.

Participants are encouraged to raise questions in the accompanying forum. These can then be answered by both the course creators and the participants.

For actively participating in the course you will receive an automatic certificate which includes your username, the course name as well as the completed lessons. We want to point out that this certificate merely confirms that the user answered at least 75% of the self-assessment questions correctly.

The teaching material for this MOOC is licensed under Creative Commons - 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Note that some video material might be covered by a different license - this is mentioned at the end of such a video.

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Collect ECTS with this MOOC!

You can also collect ETCS. Please register via TUGRAZonline, and enroll in the course CHE.874UF ("Design of Multiphase Flow Processes"). This course will be offered in the summer semester 2024.