Blog - Rocky DEM

Pharmaceutical
processing equipment

Improving the performance of pharmaceutical processing
equipment by utilizing particle simulation

07 Oct 2019 Pharmaceutical Simulation Technology

Multiphysics modeling adds to understanding fine-particle transport in human airways

Rocky DEM multiphysics DEM-CFD calculations provided accurate and fast answers to the drug particle transport, with fluid flow and particle motion modeled through integration between Rocky and ANSYS Fluent.

30 Sep 2019 Simulation Technology

Adhesion model to predict the behavior of wet material

Having trouble with wet material in your production process? With Rocky DEM, you can predict the behavior of such materials with ease using an adhesion model. Learn how.

17 Sep 2019 Blog Simulation Technology

Clustered x polyhedral shape: why is it’s important to consider particle shape

Learn how Rocky DEM overcomes standard DEM code by getting accurate shape of particles, solving issues such as artificial friction and breakage.

26 Aug 2019 Blog Simulation Technology

Rocky-Fluent Coupling For Flow Assurance Applications: Simulating The Liquid-Solid Flow For Scaling In Downhole Environments

Do you know how to guarantee maximum output production for oil and gas wells in the petroleum industry? Rocky DEM-ANSYS Fluent coupling can help to solve this issue with simulation.

16 Aug 2019 Blog 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.

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