Refereed publications:
S. Ardanza-Trevijano, R. Arévalo, S. Estradé; D. Maza, I. Zuriguel, "Three-dimensional granular deposits characterized by persistent homology", Phys. Rev. E 111, 045413 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.111.045413
R. Arévalo, "Connecting micro- and macroscopic variables in the design of a granular stirrer using simulations", Front. Soft Matter, 27 November 2023, Sec. Granular Matter, Volume 3 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/frsfm.2023.1302367
N. Margaritis, C. Evaggelou, P. Grammelis, R. Arévalo, H. Yiannoulakis and P. Papageorgiou, "Application of Flexible Tools in Magnesia Sector: The Case of Grecian Magnesite", Sustainability 2023, 15(16), 12130; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151612130.
J. Guerrero, A. Alcaide-Moreno, A. González-Espinosa, R. Arévalo, L. Tunkel, M. D. Storch de Gracia, E. García-Rosales, "Reducing Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions in Natural Gas Preheating Stations Using Vortex Tubes", Energies 2023, 16(13), 4840; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16134840
R. Arévalo, A. Rezeau, C. Herce, "CFD Analysis of Co-firing of Coke and Biomass in a Parallel Flow Regenerative Lime Kiln", Waste and Biomass Valorization, Volume 13, pages 4925–4949, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-022-01833-7.
R. Arévalo, "Collisional regime during the discharge of a two-dimensional silo", Phys. Rev. E 105 (2022) 044901. Open Access.
D. Gella, D. Maza, and I. Zuriguel, A. Ashour, R. Arévalo, R. Stannarius, “Linking bottleneck clogging with flow kinematics in granular materials: the role of silo width", Physical Review Fluids 2 (2017), 084304. PDF
R. Arévalo and I. Zuriguel, "Clogging of granular materials in silos: effect of gravity and outlet size", Soft Matter 12 (2016), 123. PDF.
R. Arévalo, "Commentary on 'Jamming transition in a two-dimensional open granular pile with rolling resistance'", Papers in Physics 6 (2014) 060008. PDF.
S. Ardanza-Trevijano, I. Zuriguel, R. Arévalo and D. Maza, "Topological analysis of tapped granular media using persistent homology", Phys. Rev. E 89 (2014) 052212. PDF
R. Arévalo, I. Zuriguel, D. Maza and A. Garcimartín, "Role of driving force on the clogging of inert particles in a bottleneck", Phys. Rev. E 89 (2014) 042205. PDF
R. Arévalo and M. Pica Ciamarra, "Size and density avalanche scaling near jamming", Soft Matter 10 (2014), 2728-2732.
R. Arévalo, L. A. Pugnaloni, D. Maza, and I. Zuriguel, "Tapped granular packings described as complex networks", Philosophical Magazine 93 (2013), 4078-4089. PDF
R. Arévalo, L. A. Pugnaloni, I. Zuriguel and D. Maza, "Contact network topology in tapped granular media”, Phys. Rev. E 87 (2013), 022203. PDF
I. Zuriguel, A. Janda, A. Garcimartín, C. Lozano, R. Arévalo and D. Maza, “Silo clogging reduction by the presence of an obstacle”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107 (2011), 278001. PDF
R. Arévalo, I. Zuriguel, S. Ardanza-Trevijano and D. Maza, “Third order loops of contacts in a granular force network”, Int. J. Bif. Chaos 20, (2010), 897-903. PDF
R. Arévalo, I. Zuriguel and D. Maza, “Topology of the force network in the jamming transition of an isotropically compressed granular packing”, Phys. Rev. E 81 (2010), 041302. PDF
R. Arévalo, I. Zuriguel and D. Maza, “Topological properties of the contact network of granular materials”, Int. J. Bif. Chaos 19 (2009), 695. PDF
I. Zuriguel, T. Mullin and R. Arévalo, “The stress dip under a two-dimensional semi-pile of grains”, Phys. Rev. E 77 (2008), 061307. PDF
R. Arévalo, A. Garcimartín and D. Maza, “A non-standard statistical approach to the silo discharge”, Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 143 (2007), 191 – 197. PDF
R. Arévalo, A. Garcimartín and D. Maza, “Anomalous diffusion in silo drainage”, Eur. Phys. J. E 23 (2007), 191-198. PDF
A. Garcimartín, J. M. Pastor, R. Arévalo and D. Maza, “Convection in a vibrated granular layer”, Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 146 (2007), 331-340. PDF
C. Mankoc, A. Janda, R. Arévalo, J. M. Pastor, I. Zuriguel, A. Garcimartín and D. Maza, “The flow rate of granular materials through an orifice”, Gran. Matt. 9 (2007), 407-414. PDF
R. Arévalo, L. A. Pugnaloni and D. Maza, “Identification of arches in 2D granular packing”, Phys. Rev. E 74 (2006), 021303. PDF
Proceedings:
C. Lozano, I. Zuriguel, A. Janda, A. Garcimartín, R. Arévalo, and D. Maza, "Silo clogging reduction by placing an obstacle above the outlet", Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media. A. Yu, K. Dong, R. Yang, and S. Luding (eds); AIP Conf. Proc. 1542; pp: 698-701 (2013).
R. Arévalo, I. Zuriguel and D. Maza, “Force networks and complexity in granular materials”, Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Modelling and Computation on Complex Networks and Related Topics. Eds: R. Criado, W. González-Viñas, H. Mancini and M. Romance. ISBN: 978-84-691-3819-9.
R. Arévalo, I. Zuriguel and D. Maza, “Topological properties of the contact network of granular packings”, Proceedings of the 2007 International Conference on Modelling and Computation on Complex Networks and Related Topics. Eds: R. Criado, J. Pello and M. Romance. ISBN 978-84-690-6890-8.
Book chapter:
A. Garcimartín, C. Mankoc, A. Janda, R. Arévalo, J. M. Pastor, I. Zuriguel and D. Maza, “Flow and jamming of granular matter through an orifice”, Traffic and Granular Flow '07 (2009), Part II, 471-486. PDF