Abstract: In order to investigate the pebble flow dynamics in the high-temperature reactor core and based on the two-dimensional experiments of pebble flow dynamics, discrete element method (DEM) was used to simulate the pebble flow dynamics. The mean flow stream lines, standard deviation and the mean residence time of the pebble flow zone generated by markers were compared and analyzed. The results show that ball friction coefficient has little effect on the pebble flow field. With the pebble friction coefficient increasing, the horizontal diffusion of pebbles decreases and the pebble flow seems to be more uniform. The wall friction coefficient has little effect on the horizontal diffusion. While the wall friction coefficient increases, the flow tends to be more uneven.