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Pharmaceutical
processing equipment

Improving the performance of pharmaceutical processing
equipment by utilizing particle simulation

16 Aug 2019 Simulation Technology

Calibrating material density to match your representative and not your actual PSD

Properly calibrating your particle set within Rocky DEM particle simulation software is critical to obtaining accurate and usable results. But what if it is not feasible to have your simulated PSD exactly match your actual PSD?

02 Jul 2019 Simulation Technology

A Digital Twin for the Bulk Materials Industry

A recent investigation proves that R&D teams can successfully apply the digital twin concept to mining and bulk material flow applications. This solution uses reduced-order models (ROMs) that minimize compute cost yet accurately predict real-world operation.

05 Jun 2019 Simulation Technology

Why use DEM + FEA?

Imagine you’re tasked with designing a bucket conveyor or a loader at a given throughput. How would you approach such a project? Learn about DEM and FEA.

28 May 2019 Simulation Technology

Rocky DEM’s Intra-Particle Collision Statistics feature is amazing

Discrete Element Method (DEM) is routinely used to characterize the bulk behavior of a particulate system. Using Rocky DEM, you can quickly and accurately capture the spatial and temporal evolution of particle bed.Routinely,variables like instantaneous local velocity...

07 May 2019 Pharmaceutical

Why apply DEM simulations to the pharmaceutical development process?

With today’s increasingly complex processes, better-structured products, and strong regulation on the part of national governments, the product approval process in the pharma industry presents particularities and challenges that generate many questions... Read more.

25 Apr 2019 Process Equipments

PLAPIQUI uses Rocky DEM to study particulate systems for the food industry

Rocky DEM is a powerful tool to calibrate parameters of corn kernels. Read and discover how PLAPIQUI uses Rocky DEM to study particulate systems.

04 Apr 2019 Mining

Jaw Crusher equipment simulation

Analyzing jaw crushers in CAE software continues to be a hard game due to the complexity of the motion. Learn how to face this tough challenge.

19 Mar 2019 Blog

Best Books on Powder and Bulk Solids

Isn’t this the age of information overload? A good reference book is invaluable to your engineering library (and expertise). We gathered this list of the best literature on powder and bulk solids to help you find your way through the reference jungle.

14 Mar 2019 Simulation Technology

ANSYS Fluent (CFD) and Rocky DEM coupling for modeling fluid particulate systems

In this post, you will learn how the ANSYS Fluent-Rocky DEM coupling solution works and under what conditions it is best to employ it. At the end of the article, you will also see some industry examples of the ANSYS Fluent-Rocky DEM coupling solution in action.

05 Mar 2019 Simulation Technology

Discover how Rocky DEM’s fiber model expands the types of problems that DEM can now solve

In Rocky DEM, Fibers are a relatively new category of particle shapes that are mainly one-dimensional, i.e., the geometry of a fiber can be described by a line (or several lines) in a three-dimensional space. Fibers can be made rigid or flexible, straight or...

28 Feb 2019 Events

Bulk Material Handling Conferences You Should Attend in 2019

Bulk solid materials storage, handling and transportation are major activities at many industries. Applications range from gentle handling of... See more

15 Feb 2019 Simulation Technology

What is Discrete Element Method and how does it work?

Rocky DEM provides a unique platform for scientists across the spectrum of powder processing industries to computationally analyze their process by mapping the dynamic interplay of process, material, and geometric variables...

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