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Carl Wassgren

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1990
Granular flow and fluidized bedsMineral Processing and GrindingLandslides and related hazardsParticle Dynamics in Fluid FlowsCyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics

Publications

175

Citations

6,008

Est. group size

~9

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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Carl Wassgren's research focuses on understanding how granular materials (powders, grains, fibers, and other particulate solids) behave and flow, using computational modeling techniques like the Discrete Element Method (DEM) combined with fluid dynamics simulations (CFD-DEM). His work has applications in industries such as pharmaceuticals (powder inhalers), agriculture (fertilizer release, granular materials), and industrial bulk material handling (hoppers, granulation, fiber processing). Prospective students would likely engage in simulation-based and experimental studies of particle mechanics, calibration of computational models, and analysis of granular flow behavior.

Granular material flow and mechanicsDiscrete Element Method (DEM) modelingParticle and powder processingFiber and fibrous material mechanicsComputational fluid-particle simulations (CFD-DEM)

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a dip around 2021-2022 and 2025, but shows a resurgence in 2023 and 2026, suggesting steady rather than clearly growing or declining activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.2/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 10 publications10232024: 6 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 8 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Powder Technology×15
  • AIChE Journal×7
  • Biosystems Engineering×5
  • AIP Publishing×5
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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