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Thorsten Pöschel is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering. Their research primarily spans multiple subfields, including Computational Mechanics, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's work covers several main topics within engineering, most notably Granular flow and fluidized beds, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Material Dynamics and Properties, Landslides and related hazards, Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering, Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows, and Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions.

Thorsten Pöschel has authored numerous publications in various academic venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 25 publications
  • Granular Matter with 12 publications
  • Physical Review E with 5 publications
  • Powder Technology with 4 publications
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics with 3 publications

Selected recent papers highlight a range of topics and methodologies:

  • "Packings of micron-sized spherical particles - Insights from bulk density determination, X-ray microtomography and discrete element simulations" (2020) published in Advanced Powder Technology
  • "Surfactants and rotelles in active chiral fluids" (2021) published in Science Advances
  • "Soft particles reinforce robotic grippers: robotic grippers based on granular jamming of soft particles" (2021) published in Granular Matter
  • "Influence of particle shape in additive manufacturing: Discrete element simulations of polyamide 11 and polyamide 12" (2020) published in Additive Manufacturing
  • "Scale and water effects on the friction angles of two granular soils with different roughness" (2020) published in Powder Technology

Collaboration is an important aspect of Pöschel's research, with frequent co-authors including Sudeshna Roy, Achim Sack, Vasileios Angelidakis, Angel Santarossa, and Patric Müller. These collaborations suggest a network involving expertise in granular materials, computational mechanics, and related engineering fields.

Best Publications

  • MODEL FOR COLLISIONS IN GRANULAR GASES

    Nikolai V. Brilliantov;Frank Spahn;Jan-Martin Hertzsch;Thorsten Pöschel

  • Computational Granular Dynamics: Models and Algorithms

    Thorsten Pöschel;Thomas Schwager

  • Kinetic Theory of Granular Gases

    Nikolai V. Brilliantov;Thorsten Pöschel

  • Coefficient of restitution of colliding viscoelastic spheres.

    Rosa Ramírez;Thorsten Pöschel;Nikolai V. Brilliantov;Nikolai V. Brilliantov;Thomas Schwager

  • Particle-based simulation of powder application in additive manufacturing

    Eric J.R. Parteli;Thorsten Pöschel

  • Computational Granular Dynamics

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  • The Granular Phase Diagram

    Sergei E. Esipov;Thorsten Pöschel

  • Coefficient of normal restitution of viscous particles and cooling rate of granular gases

    Thomas Schwager;Thorsten Pöschel

  • Attractive particle interaction forces and packing density of fine glass powders

    Eric J. R. Parteli;Jochen Schmidt;Christina Blümel;Karl-Ernst Wirth

  • Coefficient of restitution and linear–dashpot model revisited

    Thomas Schwager;Thorsten Pöschel

  • Rolling friction of a viscous sphere on a hard plane

    N. V. Brilliantov;N. V. Brilliantov;T. Pöschel

  • Rotating robots move collectively and self-organize.

    Christian Scholz;Michael Engel;Thorsten Pöschel

  • Collision dynamics of granular particles with adhesion

    Nikolai V. Brilliantov;Nicole Albers;Frank Spahn;Thorsten Pöschel

  • Dissipative properties of vibrated granular materials

    Clara Salueña;Thorsten Pöschel;Sergei E. Esipov

  • Granular Gas Dynamics

    Thorsten Pöschel;Nikolai Brilliantov

  • Static friction phenomena in granular materials: Coulomb law versus particle geometry.

    Thorsten Pöschel;Volkhard Buchholtz

  • Size Segregation and Convection

    T. Pöschel;H. J. Herrmann

  • Stochastic Processes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology

    Jan A. Freund;Thorsten Pöschel

  • Coefficient of restitution for viscoelastic spheres: the effect of delayed recovery.

    Thomas Schwager;Thorsten Pöschel

  • Traffic and Granular Flow ' 05

    Andreas Schadschneider;Thorsten Pöschel;Reinhart Kühne;Michael Schreckenberg

  • Energy Dissipation in Driven Granular Matter in the Absence of Gravity

    Achim Sack;Michael Heckel;Jonathan E. Kollmer;Fabian Zimber

  • Close-packed floating clusters: granular hydrodynamics beyond the freezing point?

    Baruch Meerson;Thorsten Pöschel;Yaron Bromberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans J. Herrmann
Hans J. Herrmann ESPCI Paris
Werner Ebeling
Werner Ebeling Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Stefan Luding
Stefan Luding University of Twente
Robert Behringer
Robert Behringer Duke University
Per M. Claesson
Per M. Claesson Royal Institute of Technology
Douglas J. Durian
Douglas J. Durian University of Pennsylvania
Kostas Senetakis
Kostas Senetakis City University of Hong Kong
Haim Tsoar
Haim Tsoar Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Mary Bourke
Mary Bourke Trinity College Dublin
Wolfgang Peukert
Wolfgang Peukert University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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