Project `PFDEM_ACS`

Phase-Field Discrete Element Modelisation with solute generation applied to two grains.
The goal is to simulate the pressure solution phenomena between two grains.
Scheme of the pressure-solution between 2 grains
One movie of an example

This work is presented in the following paper:
Alexandre Sac-Morane, Manolis Veveakis, Hadrien Rattez. (2024). A Phase-Field Discrete Element Method to study chemo-mechanical coupling in granular materials. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2024.116900

The github

Modules

Grain.py
Define a grain.

Main.py
Main file to run simulation.

main_after_crash.py
Sometime crashs can occur. This file is used after one of them to restart the main file.

multiple_main.py
Repeat multiple main simulations.

Owntools.py
Tools developped for the project.

Report.py
Define the .txt report file.

Test.py
Test the main file to verify everything works.

User.py
Where the parameters are defined by the user.