**5. Conclusions**

A particle simulation model of the charging process of the bell-less-type blast furnace was developed using DEM. The ore to coke mass ratio (O/C) and the mean particle diameter of the radial direction were compared with the experimental results, which were obtained in the 1/3-scale experimental burden distribution simulator. The following is a summary of this study:


**Author Contributions:** Data curation, H.M.; Formal analysis, H.M. and Y.N.; Investigation, H.M.; Supervision, K.N. and S.N.; Validation, H.M.; Writing—original draft, H.M. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research receive no external funding.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
